By Ayodele Oni
Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu SAN rekindled the hope of some inmates on death sentence at the Correctional centre in Akure on Saturday.
The Governor commuted the death sentences of six Inmates to life imprisonment to mark the New Year.
Other beneficiaries of the Governor’s gesture were four other inmates serving various terms of imprisonment. They were set free.
The release of the inmates was in exercise of the power confered on Mr. Governor by paragraph (a) (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
The inmates were released based on report of good conduct at the Correctional Centres.
The Governor extended his grace and mercy to another inmate sentenced to Life Imprisonment. He is now to spend 15 years at the Correctional Centre.
Mr Akeredolu urged the beneficiaries to see their release as another opportunity to live a good life as better and reformed citizen.
He urged the members of the public to accommodate and reintegrate them and not to discriminate against them.
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