Rivers chief judge releases 14 inmates in Port Harcourt decongestion effort
Rivers State Chief Judge Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi has released 14 inmates from the Port Harcourt correctional centre, according to Punch Nigeria. The report identifies the move as an effort to reduce overcrowding at the facility, but provides no further details about the inmates or the legal basis for their release.
Rivers State Chief Judge Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi has released 14 inmates from the Port Harcourt correctional centre, Punch Nigeria reports. The report said the release was intended to decongest the facility. It did not provide details about the inmates, including the offences involved, the length of their detention or whether they had been convicted.
No further information was supplied on the legal process followed by the chief judge or on any conditions attached to the releases. The report also did not state whether the action formed part of a wider review of cases at the correctional centre. It identified the facility in Port Harcourt as the location from which the 14 inmates were released.
The account was published by Punch Nigeria. The available material contains no additional comment from the Rivers State judiciary, correctional authorities or the released inmates.
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