Nigeria: Fayemi Pardons 18 Prisoners, Commutes Death Sentences

14 October 2019

The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has granted clemency to 18 prisoners serving various prison sentences in the Nigerian Correctional Service facilities in Ado Ekiti and Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos State respectively.

Two convicts on death row also got their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.

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