US EditionNigeria: Just in - Following Public Outcry, Tinubu Cancels Pardon for Drug Offenders, Kidnappers, Others
President Tinubu removed convicts charged with serious crimes such as kidnapping and drug trafficking from the pardon list after public outrage and legal consultations, officials said.
- On Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's office released a fresh Presidential Clemency list, cancelling earlier pardons for dozens of drug offenders, arms dealers, and illegal miners, Bayo Onanuga said.
- Public backlash forced a review of the initial pardon list after many Nigerians condemned it, prompting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR to consult the Council of State and order a further review under Section 175.
- The revised list deleted several convicts guilty of serious offences, but President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR still pardoned 15 people and commuted death sentences for four people.
- The President ordered the Secretariat relocated to the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Attorney‑General of the Federation to issue new guidelines, while the approved list was sent to the Nigerian Correctional Service and instruments of release executed.
- Officials said the review aims to restore public confidence and uphold security considerations, appreciating feedback from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, victims and law enforcement agencies, and the general public and stakeholders.
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Presidential pardon: 'Govt that thinks after acting' - Atiku blasts Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday lashed out at President Bola Tinubu, saying Nigerians are witnessing a “government that thinks after it acts.” Atiku described Tinubu administration’s return on the list of presidential pardons which includes drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other hardened criminals as an act of shame and not wisdom. The presidency had released a fresh list of inmates Tinubu revoked his earlier granted presiden…
UPDATED: Tinubu Removes Drug Peddlers, Others From Pardon List
The presidency has released a fresh list of inmates granted Presidential Clemency. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, released the fresh list on Wednesday. Daily Trust observed that many names were struck off the list. Earlier in the month, Onanuga had announced that the president pardoned some persons. However, the names of some convicts, who were on death sentence, life imprisonment, for murder, drug trafficking, illegal mining among others…
Cancelled pardon: Tinubu's govt acting before thinking - Atiku - THE AUTHORITY NEWS
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Phrank Shaibu has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the recent revocation of presidential pardons earlier approved for some convicted individuals, including persons found guilty of serious crimes such as drug trafficking and kidnapping. Atiku described the the move as act of “acting before thinking.” In a strongly worded statement issued on Wednesday evening, signed by Pfrank Shaibu, the …
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