Twenty-two inmates drawn from two correctional centres in Ondo
State have regained their freedom as part of measures of
decongesting the centres in the state.
This is coming as the Ondo State Government has equally commuted
the death sentence of seven people convicted of various offences to
life imprisonment and freed 18 prisoners as parts of activities
marking the 59th Independent anniversary of the country. The Chief
Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olutoyin Akeredolu ordered the release
of the 22 inmates during her visit to some of the prison facilities
across the state.
Justice Akeredolu visited Okitipupa Ondo and Olokuta medium
correctional centres. The freed inmates who were alleged of minor
offences ranging from stealing to illegal conversion and mostly in
their twenties jumped for joy as they were set free of the charges
brought against them.
At Okitipupa Medium Security Correctional Centre, the Chief
Judge of the state released six out of 79 inmates awaiting trial at
the facility. Also, a 13-year-old boy alleged of rape was
discovered among the inmates and the Chief Judge directed that he
should be transferred to children correctional centre. At Olokuta
facility, Justice Akeredolu released 16 inmates on health grounds,
while others were released for lack of diligent prosecution on the
part of the Department of Public Prosecution in the ministry of
justice.
Meanwhile, the Acting governor Hon Agboola Ajayi while
exercising his powers in a letter to the Comptroller of Nigerian
Correctional Services said the seven inmates who have been
convicted and sentenced to death by hanging and are awaiting
execution should no longer be executed.
A statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the State
Government, Babatope Okeowo stated “ I Hon Alfred Agboola Ajayi,
the Acting Governor of Ondo State of Nigeria in exercise of the
power conferred on me by paragraph (a) (c) and (d) of subsection
(1) of Section 212 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
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Media
Nigerian Social Media Summit to Hold In
Abuja
The fourth edition of the Nigerian Social Media summit has been
scheduled to hold on October 19th in Abuja. The Venue is the IBI
Centre, Wuse 2, Abuja. The event will kick-start with registration
verification by 10am.
The event which is themed “Social media as a tool for
participatory governance” will have guests from different fields in
the country present.
According to the media lead of the organizing committee,
Olugbenga Toki, the event will have YZ Yau of the Centre for
Information Technology advancement and Development as Chairman
while the keynote speaker is the multi-award winning Public
Relations expert, Yushau Shuaib of PRNigeria[1]
Mr Gbenga noted that the importance of the Social media is now
at a high level and everyone should be concerned about its usage
and how it can develop the country.
Other guests expected at the event are;
Barrister Adebayo Shittu (Former Minister of Communications
Technology), Muhktar Sirajo(Nigerian Institute of Public Relations
President), Mary Uduma(Chairperson, Nigerian Internet Governance
forum), Amina Salihu (MACArthur Foundation), Comrade Emmanuel
Ogbeche (Nigerian Union Of Journalists Chairman, Federal Capital
Territory Chapter), Bala Ciroma (Commissioner of Police, FCT),
Jaafar Jaafar (Editor-In-Chief, Daily Nigerian), Gidado Yushau
Shuaib (Editor-in-Chief, YouthsDigest), Bolaji Repete (Deputy
National Youth Leader, APC), John Aaron (Technical Assistant to
Kaduna State Governor on Intergovernmental relations), Bello
Shagari (President, National Youth Council of Nigeria), Mubarak
Mijinyawa (Nigerian Youth Parliament Speaker), Danielson
Bamidele(National Association Of Nigerian Students President),
Adnan Muhktar (Public Affairs analyst) among other top including
‘surprise guests’.
The organizers also noted that Civil Society Organizations,
media houses, Media development experts among other top guests are
expected at the summit. Participants are expected to be corporately
dressed to the summit.
The fourth edition is sponsored by the Centre for Information
Technology Advancement and Development.