Justice Karatu gave the order when she visited the old prison and found out that most of the prisoners were kept for two, three and four years without trial or judgement. Of the number, six were females and 15 have been put on bail.
Justice Karatu noted that the action was based on directives from the Federal Government to free some inmates, particularly those awaiting trail, to de-congest prisons.
Controller of Prison in the state, Sani Potiskum, thanked the Acting Chief Judge and called on state government and other wealthy individuals to emulate the action and upset the fines of some of the inmates.
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