Yobe Chief Judge pardons 7 inmates, grants bail to 14 others

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The Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Gumna Kaigama, has pardoned seven inmates at Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru correctional centres in Yobe.

Kaigama, who is also the Chairman of the State Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee, granted bail to 14 others when he toured the centres on Monday.

Speaking at the occasion in Potiskum, the Chief Judge said the gesture was aimed at decongesting correctional centres.

He said six of the inmates were discharged from Potiskum Medium Security…

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