Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun, has granted amnesty to 34 inmates in the State.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, made available to newsmen by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mabel Aderonke, said the amnesty was in line with the decision of the Federal Government to decongest custodial centres in the country, as part of measures to contain spread of Coronavirus.
President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier approved the release of 2,600 prisoners in the country.
Omipidan disclosed that 17 of the 34 inmates were granted amnesty by Governor Oyetola, while the others were pardoned by the Federal Government.
He further noted that the inmates were considered for amnesty on grounds of old age, ill health, sentence of three years and above with less than six months left to serve, fine of less than N50, 000 and inmates who have spent 75 percent of their remaining sentences after remission and fine of of less than N50, 000 with inability to pay among others.
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