Democracy Day: Governor Gbenga Daniel frees 10 prisoners

Gbenga Daniel

Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State has pardoned 10 prisoners as part of the activities to mark the 2011 Democracy Day.

The 10 convicted prisoners, who benefited from the order of remission of sentences signed by the governor and were ordered to be released from prison are, Adetayo Adesina, Johnson Sunday, Christopher Njoku, Adebola Ogunkoya, Awobajo Sunday and Awoyemi Abayomi.

The freed prisoners are all serving sentences of three years and above with less than one year left for them to complete their various terms.

Three others are Sefiu Balogun, Taofeek Adeleke and Oluwole Akanni, who fall into the category of detainees, who have been in custody for more than 10 years with good records.

The last prisoner who enjoyed the amnesty is Joseph Adelu, a convict, who applied for clemency.

They were freed by the governor after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy and in exercise of his power under subsection 1 of section 22 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.