Chief Judge Frees 29 Prison Inmates in Bauchi

Chief Judge Frees 29 Prison Inmates in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar has released a total number of 29 inmates during her 2019 first and second quarter jail delivery exercise in the State.

The State Chief Judge in the company of members of the State Administration of criminal Justice Committee visited the five main Prisons in the State and two other Satellite Prisons where she reviewed cases of awaiting trial inmates with minor offences and released 29.

Briefing newsmen shortly after the exercise in Bauchi Prison, Justice Rabi T.Umar decried the delay in the duplication of case diaries of suspects with capital charges from the police and the State Ministry for Justice. She urged the two agencies to work hand in hand with a view to ensuring speedy dispensation of Justice. The Chief Judge ordered the release of five inmates in Bauchi Prison who have stayed for over five years without trial as their case diaries could not be duplicated by the Police and their files could not be found with the State Department of Public Prosecution.

While the State Chief Judge commended some Magistrates and Sharia Court judges in the State for their diligence towards effective dispensation of Justice, She however frowned at others and summoned three of them to her office for obvious irregularities.

In his remarks, the Controller of Prisons Bauchi State Command, Suleiman T. Suleiman, commended the Chief Judge for carrying out the exercise adding that it will go a long way in decongesting Prisons in the State.

The jail delivery exercise saw the release of 6 inmates from Jama’are Prison, 13 from Bauchi Prison, Misau 2, Azare 2, Alkaleri 4, Ningi 1 and Zaki 1 respectively, making a total number of 29.

DSP ADAM ABUBAKAR JIBRIN
COMMAND PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
NIGERIAN PRISONS SERVICE
BAUCHI STATE COMMAND.
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