Jail Delivery: A’Ibom Chief Judge Pardons 57 Inmates

A total of 57 awaiting trial inmates have been released from correctional facilities in Akwa Ibom State by the state Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Ekaette Fabian Obot.

In the jail delivery exercise, the Chief Judge reviewed all the awaiting trial cases in the four Custodial Centres in the state, and released 57 inmates with Ikot Abasi four, Eket six, Ikot Ekpene 14, and Uyo 33.

He appreciated the Nigerian Correctional Service for the good job of providing safe, secure, and humane custody for the teeming inmate population in the facilities.

She also commended the Controller of Corrections, officers, and men of the Command for the neat environment of the Custodial Centres, lauding the healthy physical appearance of the inmates.

In his address, the Controller of Corrections, Akwa Ibom State Command, Julius Ezugwu, on behalf of the Controller-General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa, thanked His Lordship and the judiciary in the state for the robust synergy with the Command and for coming to the aid of the inmates, stressing that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man.

The controller also expressed deep gratitude to the CJ not only for granting mercy and pardon to inmates but also for going the extra mile to provide relief items and welfare packages, including mattresses, drugs, toiletries, and others to the various centres inspected to cater to the inmates.

He advised the freed inmates to be of good behaviour, desist from crimes, and make good use of the skills they have acquired in the facilities.