Adamawa butcher, jailed 17 years over N150,000 debt, regains freedom

Adamawa butcher, jailed 17 years over N150,000 debt, regains freedom

A butcher in Adamawa State, Umaru Usman of Shelleng Local Government Area, who was jailed for 17 years over a N150,000 debt, has regained his freedom. The butcher, sentenced to 17 years imprisonment by the Shelleng Area Court, was serving the term in Numan when a special court, assembled to decongest correctional centres by reviewing questionable cases, visited the facility. The Shelleng court had sent the convict to Numan Correctional Centre fo…

Man jailed for 17 years over N150K debt regains freedom

GistReel A butcher in Adamawa State, Umaru Usman from Shelleng Local Government Area, has been released from prison after serving part of a 17-year sentence issued over a N150,000 debt. Reports of his release was seen making the rounds online. Adamawa prison. Cause of Usman’s conviction Usman was convicted by the Shelleng Area Court for breach of trust and cheating and had been held at the Numan Correctional Centre until a special review panel s…