As part of the Independence Day celebration, Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has granted a pardon to four prison inmates.
Lalong who disclosed this while speaking at the 61st Independence Day parade held at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium, Jos, said the pardons were granted for reasons of good conduct by the prisoners with effect from the different dates of their sentences.
He said, “In the spirit of the 61st Independence Anniversary 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 absolute pardon to four prisoners serving jail terms having been convicted for various offenses.”
