Rivers Chief Judge Frees 21 Awaiting Trial Inmates

In a bid to decongest the correctional facilities in Rivers State, the Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, has pardoned 21 inmates awaiting trial at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre.

The exercise, which held yesterday in Port Harcourt, was part of the Chief Judge’s efforts to reduce the prison population, which has exceeded its capacity.

Justice Amadi noted that the…