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Nigeria: Tinubu's Presidential Pardon Undermines Justice, Encourages Criminality
Nearly 30% of the 175 pardoned convicts were drug offenders, with sentences commuted or reduced for showing remorse and good conduct, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu granted pardons and clemency to 175 people, announcing the mass exercise.
- The Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, chaired by Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney‑General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, recommended clemency for 82 inmates and commutation for 65 inmates to the Council of State.
- Notably, the list included Herbert Macaulay, Farouk Lawan, Major General Mamman Vatsa, and seven inmates on death row benefiting from the presidential reprieve.
- Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said the decision provoked nationwide outrage and undermines public faith in justice, adding `Nigeria deserves a leadership that upholds justice, not one that trivializes it`.
- Atiku warned that the pardons risk emboldening criminality, demoralizing law enforcement, and insulting victims, while also referencing unresolved controversies tied to President Tinubu's past forfeiture to U.S. authorities amid Nigeria's rising youth narcotics abuse.
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Nigeria: Tinubu's Presidential Pardon Undermines Justice, Encourages Criminality
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu's recent exercise of the presidential prerogative of mercy, describing it as a reckless misuse of power that undermines justice and accountability in Nigeria.
Atiku: Tinubu’s Style Of Presidential Pardon Emboldens Criminality - Daily Trust
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the recent presidential pardon by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a reckless act that emboldens criminality. Atiku, in a post on his social media platforms, said as expected, the development has “provoked outrage across the nation.” Atiku explained that ordinarily, the power of presidential pardon is a solemn prerogative, “a moral and constitutional instrument designed to temper justice with merc…
Lawyer Faults Tinubu’s Presidential Pardons, Says Move Undermines Justice System - InsideBusiness - Business News in Nigeria
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to grant presidential pardons to some of the 175 convicted persons, describing it as a move that could embolden criminal behaviour and erode confidence in Nigeria’s justice system. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Effiong said the decision raises moral and legal concerns about the message being sent to citizens and law enfor…
“Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon Undermines Justice, Emboldens Criminals” – Atiku - Thepodiummedia
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent exercise of presidential pardon, describing it as “reckless” and a dangerous precedent that weakens Nigeria’s justice system and emboldens criminality. In a strongly worded statement titled “Tinubu’s Reckless Use of Presidential Pardon Undermines Justice and Emboldens Criminality,” and posted on his Facebook page on Sunday , Atiku said the decision to grant c…
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