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Some of the pardoned inmates
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi T. Umar had during her third quarter visit to Custodial Centres in the State, ordered the release 11 from the Custodial Centres in Bauchi State Command.
During the jail delivery exercise, the Chief Judge with members of the Administration of Criminal Justice Committee, comprising of the Nigerian Police, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) from Ministry of Justice, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Bauchi Chapter and the Controller of Corrections, toured Misau, Zaki, Gamawa and Azare Custodial Centres respectively.
Other centers include Jama’are, Ningi and Bauchi Custodial Centres, where she reviewed cases of awaiting trial inmates presented to her and released deserving ones.
While addressing the released inmates, the Chief Judge admonished them to be law abiding citizens and shun crimes in order not to come back to the custody.
The Chief judge also took time to address inmates with terrorism-related charges who have been languishing in custody for a long time without trial.
She assured them that government and relevant agencies are doing everything possible to address their problems, urging them to remain calm and exercise more patience.
Also addressing Sharia Court Judges, the Chief Judge urged them to refrain from sentencing all manners of suspects into custody especially those with minor offences because, according to her, that brings about congestion in Custodial Centres.
In his remarks, Controller of Corrections Bauchi State Command, CCS Kabir Abba Galadanci Commended the Chief Judge and the State government for making the visit to Custodial Centres possible.
He said that the visit will go along way in decongesting the Centres and further give hope to the inmates.
