Independence: Gov Mbah Pardons, Commutes Sentences Of 13 Inmates

Independence: Gov Mbah Pardons, Commutes Sentences Of 13 Inmates

While some of the inmates were pardoned and released, some had their death sentence commuted to life imprisonment.

Independence: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, yesterday, approved the pardon, release, and commutation of sentences of 13 inmates of the Nigerian

Independence: Mbah pardons, commutes sentences of 13 inmates - Lagos Television

Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has approved the pardon, release and commutation of sentences of 13 inmates in the state’s correctional centres as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. The decision was made under the Governor’s constitutional power of prerogative of mercy and followed recommendations from the state’s Advisory Council on Prerogative of...

Gov Mbah Pardons and Commutes Sentences of 13 Enugu Inmates

Governor Peter Mbah has granted mercy to 13 inmates in Enugu State, pardoning some and commuting death sentences to life imprisonment for others.

Independence Day: Gov Mbah Pardons, Commutes Sentences of 13 Enugu Inmates

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has approved the pardon, release and commutation of sentences of 13 inmates in correctional centres across the state to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. The governor exercised the Prerogative of Mercy under Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, following consultations with the Enugu State Advisory Council on the […]