The Comptroller of Nigeria Correctional Centre in Ebonyi State, Offem Bessie has advocated for state pardon for aged, sick inmates and those who have been on awaiting trial list for over 7 years in the state. Bessie made this appeal while lamenting that the 76 year-old Correctional facility in Abakaliki built in 1949 is densely […]

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