45 inmates regain freedom in Niger

A total number of 45 inmates have regained freedom during the statewide working visit to correctional centres by the Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik.

The Chief Judge also ordered for the summary trial of 14 others to be given lighter convictions from the date of their arrest and detention in the correctional custody.

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While at the Minna New Medium Correctional Centre in Tunga, a total of 25(twenty-five) other inmates standing trial were discharged by the Chief Judge, while 12 inmates standing trial on various offences had their cases reviewed.

Justice Halima commenced the four days working visit on the 6th March, 2025 in Suleja Federal Medium Correctional centre where five convicts were pardoned for being remorseful while serving their jail terms.

In continuation of the visit to bring relief and sanity to the correctional facilities across the state, the Chief Judge was at the Minna old Correctional Centre between Monday, 10th, and Tuesday,11th, and a total of 12 convicts were also discharged.

Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik concluded the working visit to the children’s remand home at Anguwan Daji where she released five under aged children two among them were kidnapped victims.

Equally, the Chief judge granted bail to two siblings Anas Umar and Mubarak Umar who were arrested at Gauraka in Tafa Local Government area of Niger State.

They were alleged to have been in possession of aluminum believed to have been stolen and sold to scrap dealers (‘Yan gwangwani).

The Chief Judge directed the Ministry of Women Affairs to take the adoption of the two siblings with the aim of keeping them in their custody for proper upbringing.

Justice Halima, while expressing her disgust on the increasing rates of crime among juveniles in the state, called on parents and guardians to live up to their responsibility of inculcating proper upbringings to their children and Wards.

She noted that Anas’s involvement in crime was initiated by his brother, stating that their parents had deviated from their parental responsibilities.