Borno governor pardons 33 prisoners
Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno, on Saturday, pardoned
33 prisoners in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day, held at the
Ramat Square in Maiduguri.
He said the beneficiaries were shortlisted out of
the 92 convicts that applied for pardon. He also said the exercise was
based on the Section 212 Sub section A of the 1999 Constitution, which
granted him powers to pardon convicted prisoners. Five of the
beneficiaries were condemned prisoners awaiting execution.
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