Sokoto State Government on Sunday paid N2 million fines
on behalf of 20 inmates to enable the offenders regain their freedom
from prison.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that each of the
freed inmates of Sokoto Central Prison also received N2,000 as
transport money from the state government.
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal said that the gesture was
part of his
administration’s efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the
beneficiaries.
Tambuwal, who was represented by the Commissioner of
Rural Development, Alhaji Abdullahi Maigwandu, warned the freed inmates
against involvement in any acts capable of taking them back to prison.
Tambuwal said: ”You should go back to school or get involved in meaningful ventures, to be useful to ourselves and the society.”
Speaking at the occasion, Commissioner for Religious
Affairs, Mani Maishinko, said that the gesture was part of the of the
state government’s responsibilities to its citizens.
One of the freed inmates, Bello Umar, commended the state government for the gesture, promising to be good citizens henceforth.
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