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Tinubu grants clemency to 34 Nigerians, commutes four death sentences to life imprisonment [FULL LIST]

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A new list of Nigerians granted presidential clemency by President Bola Tinubu has emerged from the Presidency.

According to the document, 34 persons benefited from the President’s latest exercise of the Prerogative of Mercy, which includes 15 pardons, four commutations of death sentences to life imprisonment, and 15 cases of clemency.

Those pardoned include:

  1. Mrs. Anastasia Daniel Nwaobia

  2. Barr. Hussaini Alhaji Umar

  3. Ayinla Saadu Alanamu

  4. Hon. Farouk M. Lawan

  5. Herbert Macaulay

  6. Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa

  7. Ken Saro-Wiwa

  8. Saturday Dobee

  9. Nordu Eawo

  10. Daniel Gbooko

  11. Paul Levera

  12. Felix Nuale

  13. Baribor Bera

  14. Barinem Kiobel

  15. John Kpuine

Those whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment are:

  1. Emmanuel Baba

  2. Abubakar Usman

  3. Khalifa Umar

  4. Mohammed Umar

Meanwhile, the following 15 individuals were granted clemency:

  1. Oroka Michael Chibueze

  2. Adesanya Olufemi Paul

  3. Daniel Bodunwa

  4. Hamza Abubakar

  5. Buhari Sani

  6. Mohammed Musa

  7. Muharazu Abubakar

  8. Ibrahim Yusuf

  9. Saad Ahmed Madaki

  10. Ex-Corporal Michael Bawa

  11. Richard Ayuba

  12. Adam Abubakar

  13. Emmanuel Yusuf

  14. Chinedu Stanley

  15. Johnny Ntheru Udor

The Presidency noted that the clemency exercise is part of President Tinubu’s broader effort to promote justice reform and decongest correctional facilities across the country.