114 condemned inmates in Kaduna Central Prison...

A total of 114 condemned inmates at Kaduna Central Prison, the Controller, Mr Abubakar Garba, said in Kaduna on Thursday.
Garba made the disclosure when Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State visited the prison at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari. The controller said that 11 of the condemned inmates, including a woman, were from Kaduna State.  prison-cartoonHe, however, appealed to the governor to commute the death sentence of the 11 inmates to life imprisonment in line with section 212 of the Constitution. The controller expressed concern that over 800 out of the 1,000 inmates were awaiting trial at the prison constructed since 1915 meant for only 547 prisoners.  “The prison is also suffering challenges in conveying inmates to and from courts as we have just two functional and two grounded vehicles for the above 800 inmates awaiting trial. “This poses a great threat on the citizens of the state since too many inmates are conveyed at a time to and from courts, exposing them to attacks by unsuspecting hoodlums,’’ he said.  Garba said that in spite of its numerous challenges, the prison facility had strived to render educational, vocational, religious and social welfare services to the inmates to make them better citizens. “The prison is privileged to be one of the study centres of the National Open University of Nigeria and has two inmates. Read more on vanguard.