Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Thursday, granted pardon to twenty-five (25) inmates in Enugu, Nsukka and Oji River Correctional Centres.

A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, disclosed that the pardon was sequel to the recommendation of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, and in exercise of the powers conferred on the governor by “Section 212 (I) (a-d) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended”.

According to the statement by the SSG, 19 affected inmates were from Enugu Correctional Centre, five from Nsukka and one from Oji-River.

The names of the inmates are as follows: Egwu Chukwuebuka, Anthony Ejiogu, Chibuzo Ugwu, Ikechukwu Elom, Ejike Anigbo, Ozioma Onuegbu, Chukwu Francis, Ifebuche Nwafor, Nnaji Uchenna, Sunday Michael, Kingsley Onyebuchi, Ikechukwu Ogbu, Chinonso Obinna, Godwin Nwafor, Onuh Emmanuel, Oluchukwu Nwobodo, Ebuka Ozoemena, Nwaokoro Ikechukwu and Bitrus Destiny, for Enugu Correctional Centre.

Others are Ejike Solomon Eke, Odo Sunday, Ede Ekene, Itodo Chiegonu and Ifeanyi Azegbe, for Nsukka Correctional Centre, and Obi Simon, for Oji River Correctional Centre.

Enugu State is in the hands of God! ##

ArmaniUhuru:
The

EastGold:


The what?

Stop booking space, na rainy season we dey.

Thunder dey very active

CrazeMan69:
Releasing criminals into the streets for cheap popularity

EastGold:


You are a CRAZEMAN — 69 indeed!
He has the constitutional power to do so and he has activated it.

Any problems?

ArmaniUhuru:




Nobody go fit settle this matter wey you won start so. Be warned.

CrazeMan69:


It's like your relatives constitute 40% of that list.

CrazeMan69:
Releasing criminals into the streets for cheap popularity

EastGold:



Learn before you criticise next time, okay?

ArmaniUhuru:





Which yeye cheap popularity?

You think say na everybody wey dey prison commit crime?

CrazeMan69:


I maintain that this is not the best time to grant pardons... Plenty matter dey hand

CrazeMan69:
Releasing criminals into the streets for cheap popularity