Yola- Gov Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, on Monday approved the release of 32 prison inmates being held in various prisons across the state.
A statement signed by Manasseh Habila, Permanent Secretary, Security and Special Services Department in Government House, Yola, said the gesture was to commemorate the 14th anniversary of democratic rule in the country.
It said the exercise was in line with the powers conferred on the governor by section 212 of Nigeria's Constitution.
According to the statement, the freed inmates were advised to be good citizens and shun actions capable of returning them back jail.
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