Ninety-four years old Mr Canice
Egbunnane, and Chidi Nwosu, 70, were among 16 prisoners Governor Rochas
Okorocha of Imo State granted state pardon yesterday, as part of activities to
mark Nigeria’s 54th independence anniversary.
The governor said Egbunnane
and Nwosu were pardoned on account of their ages, based on the exercise of his
powers on prerogative of mercy.
He said: “I acted on the
recommendations of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, which I
earlier set up with the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the
state, Chief Chukwuma-Machukwu Umeh (SAN), as chairman.”
He said 11 of the pardoned
convicts were imprisoned for non-capital offences and had almost finished
serving their prison terms, with less than six months left.
The governor said: “Mr.
Canice Egbunanne was par-doned on the ground of age. He is 94 years old, while
Mr. Chidi Nwosu, also pardoned, is almost 70 years old.”
He said at 54, it was time
to address insecurity, youth unemployment, selfishness and corruption.
Leaders, lack patriotism,
emphasis on ethnicity, insurgence and other challenges facing the country.
Kind of okorocha, the man has few years left on earth.
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