By James Moses (Jos) 9News Nigeria
Plateau State Government has appealed to the management of Jos Correctional Service to accelerate processes and procedures for the release of Innocent inmates, Insisting that many of the inmates are victims of circumstances.
The State Commissioner For Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ephraim Usman made the appeal when a team of officials from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) visited him in his office in Jos.
He commended the NCS over its efforts at rehabilitating inmates, stressing that some of the prisoners, who were mostly innocents were being held without trial.
The Plateau commissioner urged the Correctional Service to initiate processes and procedures of granting freedom to such innocent persons.
“When I visited the prison sometimes ago, I discovered that some of them are actually innocent, they are first victims of circumstances, and some have been there for many years without trials.
“I hope and pray that as we introduce school to them, you also at your end should profile all these people and make suggestions to the government so that they can be released to go and have a life outside the prison.
“Please do that, because posterity will hold us responsible if we do not take deliberate steps to get some innocent people out of that place”, he said.
