Group urges governors to avoid misuse of prerogative of mercy

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Group urges governors to avoid misuse of prerogative of mercy

A community of Muslims in Kwara State under the aegis of Al-Harakatul-Islamiyyah, has appealed to state governors across the country to avoid the misuse of prerogative of mercy (the power to pardon or reduce the sentence of a convicted offender) on political grounds in favour of convicts. Speaking with newsmen in…