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Fintiri pardons five inmates, commutes two death sentences to life imprisonment
The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has commuted the death sentences of two inmates to life imprisonment and pardoned five others.
The two inmates who had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment are: Usman Inuwa and Joseph Eugene; they are both serving their terms at the Yola New Correctional Centre, jimeta.
In a statement issued yesterday in Yola and signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Humawashi Wonosikou, it stated that the other pardoned inmates are: Ali Abdul, Mohammed Goni, and Hapsatu Idi from the Yola Old Correctional Centre.
Others are Buba Usman Mai from Numan Correctional Centre, Yusuf Ali and Babala Benson from the Yola New Correctional Facility.
“As part of the 2024 Democracy Day celebrations, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has granted pardon to five inmates, including a female, from the various correctional centers in the state.
“Governor Fintiri’s actions are based on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy and the powers conferred on him by Section 212(i) (d) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended,” the statement added.
Continuing, the statement further noted that the release of the five inmates and the commutation of the two death sentences to life imprisonment takes immediate effect, pointing out that all legal formalities have been concluded with the correctional institutions.
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By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Less than twenty-four hours to the start of voting in Saturday’s governorship poll in Edo State, a rash of fake news has broken out.
Leading parties in the election have had their fair shares of fake news either indicating the withdrawal of their candidates or disqualification by a Magistrate Court or Supreme Court.
For instance, Olumide Akpata of LP was said to have withdrawn from the race and thrown his support for Asue Ighodalo in a statement that read smoothly and appeared convincing.
THE CONCLAVE sent the statement to Akpata via WhatsApp for confirmed.
He responded by sending the same statement with FAKE NEWS boldly stamped on it.
He said he was set for victory at the poll.
There was also a news flash about the Supreme Court disqualifying Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, with a sign off: More details coming….
A Magistrate Court in Abuja was also reported to have disqualified Monday Okpebholo of the APC from the poll on account of age falsification.
The APC campaign organisation had swiftly put a lie to the report by deploying the court papers in the circumstance.
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