Ten inmates of the Ado-Ekiti Prison have been granted amnesty by Gov. Kayode Fayemi as part of the new year celebrations. They include eight males and two heavily pregnant female inmates of the prison.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, said the two pregnant inmates, Bose Joseph and Omotosho Yetunde, were at advanced stages of pregnancy and there were fears that their prospective babies could suffer stigmatisation if allowed to deliver in the prison yard.
The statement said the eight other inmates had been under incarceration in the prison for between 12 and 14 years while awaiting trial.
They are Bayo Aguda, Ige Adu, Kayode Ojo, Tolani Ogunyemi, Toyin Ogunsanya and Rasidi Lasisi, who had been in prison since June 2, 1997. The rest are Kolapo Oluwadare and Joseph Jegede, who had been held since September 2, 1999.
Fayemi had recently set up a committee to critically appraise the problem of prison congestion in the state.(NAN)
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/fayemi-grants-amnesty-to-10-inmates/
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