Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state on Monday pardoned 90 inmates across Kano Correctional Centres as a mark of Sallah celebration.
This is contained in a statement by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Ganduje a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Monday.
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According to Anwar, Ganduje asked the affected inmates to report to the government and register for skills acquisition programmes, assuring that more inmates would be pardoned in the next 70 days during Eid-Kabir celebration.
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This was made known when he paid a Sallah visit to Gorondutse Correctional Centre, Kano, Monday, along with some members of the state Executive Council, party leaders and elders, among other government dignitaries.
“Some of you have been pardoned because of ill-health, some because of age, some because of their inability to pay for fines placed on them and some were even on death row,” he explained.
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“Though many of you were given training in one skill or the other, those of you who need further training should immediately go and register with the government for another round of skills acquisition.”
Governor Ganduje reminded them that the pardon was not only meant to decongest the Correctional Centres, but to also give them another chance to be of good character.
