FCT Chief Judge frees 70 detainees in light of Coronavirus pandemic

The FCT Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Ishaq Usman Bello has freed 70 detainees from Kuje correctional facility in Abuja according to a statement by the FCT High Court.

Recent reports about the Coronavirus pandemic reveal a spike in the number of cases and Justic Ishaq's decision is part of measures to curb the pandemic.

Some of the freed detainees were those suffering from ill health and other terminal diseases, inmates that are 60 years and above, convicts serving three years and above but have less than 6months to serve, mentally unstable inmates and inmates with the option of fine not exceeding N50,000.

The Minister of Justic, Mr. Abubakar Malami; Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola were present at Kuje Correctional Facility during the visit by FCT Chief Judge to free the detainees.

Justice Bello who has so far brought justice to over 4,000 wrongly detained prisoners in Nigeria, began visiting prisons in his own jurisdiction in 2016. He was made Chairman of Presidential Committee on Prison Reform and Decongestion in 2017.

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The war just started sick or not sick when dey recover ehn,ehn God help us.

Lucky them

The conditions on which they were released is based on a reasonable argument.

So if you asked me, I will say I'm in same line of thoughts with the Judge