Metro Lagos Chief Judge Frees 119 From Kirikiri

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The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Wednesday set free no fewer than 119 inmates from Kirikiri Medium and Maximum Security Prisons in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visit was part of activities marking the 2013/2014 Legal Year of the state judiciary.

Twenty inmates were released from the maximum prisons, while 99 were set free at the medium prisons.

She said the exercise was aimed at decongesting the prisons of inmates particularly those who had been awaiting trial for several years.

Earlier, the Controller of Prisons, Mrs Catherine Ononye, expressed gratitude to Phillips for the gesture, saying the exercise will reduce the number of awaiting trial inmates.

She also bemoaned the poor capacity of the prisons, saying: “There are 2,554 inmates in the medium prisons with capacity for only 835. And out of this number, more than 2,100 are awaiting trial.

“At the maximum prisons, there are 748 inmates of which 400 are awaiting trial.

She said the prison was meant for prisoners, and not those awaiting trial.
 
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