Governor secures release of 61 inmates in Katsina State
The gesture was to enable them regain their freedom and celebrate Eid el-Fitr with their family in their respective communities.
Aminu Masari
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This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Alhaji Abdu Labaran, on Monday in Katsina.
Labaran said that the governor paid N3, 666, 000 fines for the 16 inmates.
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He said that the beneficiaries were drawn from various prisons in Katsina, Funtua, Daura, Dutsin-ma, Kankia, Jibia, Malumfashi and Mani.
The media aide also said that the administration would continue to design policies that would improve on the living condition of people in the state.
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