Buhari directs governors to de-congest prisons

A highly congested prison

A directive has been sent to all state governors across the federation by President Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure that the number of prison inmates in their various states are reduced. Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the Kaduna State Governor disclosed this while on a working visit to the Kaduna convict prison.

El-Rufai stated that it is injustice for a person to be kept for a long time in the name of awaiting trial, hence the reason why president Buhari directed all governors to undertake such visits so that, "working together with the Ministry of Justices and the Prison authorities, we’ll ensure we do something about it." He assured that the state government, despite its financial challenges, would do its best to ensure that the people in prison for wrong reasons and are awaiting trial get justice.

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