Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, yesterday released of 47 inmates at the Ikoyi Prison.
The freed inmates have been in prison custody for a long period without trial.
Speaking at the Freedom Chapel of the prison, Justice Philips said the release was aimed at decongesting the prisons and alleviate the plight of inmates.
She said some of the inmates were remanded in prison custody for minor offences and could not meet the bail conditions. She asked the freed inmates to “go and sin no more” and make themselves responsible citizens in the society.
The Deputy-Comptroller- General of Ikoyi Prison, Mr. Emmanuel Bamidele, commended the Chief Judge for her kind gesture. He noted that the inmates of the prison are team mates and have undergone reformation by engaging in various skills acquisition programmes, like soap making, musical performances, adding that one inmate recently released an album.
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