The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, has discharged thirty inmates awaiting trial across the two custodial centres in the Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The intervention was facilitated by the Public and Private Development Centre, a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with Baba-Yusuf, who discharged the inmates during an official visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi on Thursday.
Out of the 30 inmates discharged, 24 were from the Keffi Medium Security Custodial Centre, while 6 others, who are females, were from the Keffi Old Medium Security Custodial Centre.
Speaking with newsmen at the end of the visit, Baba-Yusuf said the visit was aimed at ensuring that those who do not deserve to be behind bars are allowed to enjoy their freedom.
He assured that the exercise will be a continuous one with visits also scheduled for the Kuje and Suleja custodial centres to ensure that those who shouldn’t be detained in the correctional centres are set free.
