Zamfara to free inmates jailed over minor offences, debts

Zamfara to free inmates jailed over minor offences, debts

Governor Dauda Lawal has said his administration will pardon inmates with minor offences and settle debts owed by some prisoners as part of efforts to decongest correctional facilities in the state. Lawal disclosed this while hosting the Zamfara State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Gusau. He said many inmates were being held over inability to offset minor debts, adding that the state government would intervene to facili…