PENSION SUMMIT—From left: Former Cross River State Governor, Mr Donald Duke; Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, during the Pension World Summit in Abuja, yesterday. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan.
By Luka Binniyat
KADUNA—Governor Nasir el-Rufai Kaduna State has pardoned three convicts in the spirit of the country’s 56th independence anniversary.
A statement by his spokesman, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, issued in Kaduna Sunday, said the three convicts secured their freedom, following recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy.
The governor was quoted as saying: “As is customary, we mark this day of liberation with a gesture of compassion.
“Following recommendations from the Advisory Council, I have, therefore, approved the release of three prisoners based on guidelines which include the convicts attaining the age of 60 with good conduct and convicts suffering from ill-health likely to lead to death.
“I have exercised powers conferred by Section 212 of the Constitution and endorsed the release orders for three convicts. The convicts who were pardoned are Mohammed Usman, Hassan Saidu and Zaro Dickson.
“Saidu and Usman were over 60, of good conduct and have a little part of their sentence remaining, while Dickson has hypertensive and has diabetes.”
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