As part of the 2024 Democracy Day celebrations, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has granted pardon to five inmates, including one female, from various correctional centers in Adamawa State.

The pardoned inmates are:

– Ali Abdul, Mohammed Goni, and Hapsatu Idi from Yola Old Correctional Centre
– Buba Usman Mai from Numan Correctional Centre
– Yusuf Ali and Babala Benson from Yola New Correctional Facility

Additionally, Governor Fintiri commuted the death sentences of two convicts, Usman Inuwa and Joseph Eugene, to life imprisonment at Yola New Correctional Centre.

The Governor’s actions were based on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy and his constitutional powers under Section 212(i) (d) of the Nigerian Constitution.

The release of the inmates and commutation of sentences take immediate effect, with all legal formalities concluded with the correctional institutions.