No fewer than seven prisoners in Plateau state have been granted pardon by the state governor, Simon Lalong, in commemoration of the 2021 Democracy Day and his six years in office.
The Governor said the inmates were granted pardon based on their good conducts right from the different dates of their conviction.
Lalong disclosed this during a statewide broadcast to mark the 2021 Democracy Day and six years in office.
He said, “In the spirit of the 2021 Democracy Day and in thanksgiving to God for guiding us through the last six years, and in the exercise of the powers conferred on me as Governor in Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended), after due consultation with The State Advisory Council On Prerogative of Mercy, I have granted various categories of pardon to seven prisoners for their good conduct.
According to him, “All these pardons are granted for reasons of good conduct, with effect from the different dates of sentences.
The Governor listed the concerned persons to include; Nanfa Gwantur (Death Sentence commuted to life imprisonment).
Another is, Timkur Laven (Death Sentence commuted to life imprisonment), Ponzing Nanshe (Death Sentence commuted to life imprisonment).
Also, are Dauda Joshua and Wasa Zachariah (Death Sentence commuted to life imprisonment).
While Davou Dalyop Mancha and Cletus Augustine were granted absolute pardon.
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