The Zakkat
and Endowment Commission in Sokoto State on Tuesday said it paid various fines
imposed on 31 prison inmates which enabled them to regain their
freedom.
The Chairman
of the commission, Alhaji Lawal Maidoki, made this known at a ceremony in
Sokoto, adding that each of the freed inmates was also given N10,000 as
transport fare to various parts of the state.
Maidoki said
that out of the money, the state government provided N1 million, while
an anonymous
philanthropist donated N1 million.
He said “the
gesture was extended to the beneficiaries in the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan
fast, which is a month of mercy.”
He added
that the gesture was aimed at complementing efforts to further reduce the
congestion in prison.
The chairman
advised the freed inmates to stay off crimes to avoid coming back to the
prison.
A cross
section of the freed inmates who spoke to newsmen commended the state
government for the gesture and promised to shun crimes. ( NAN)
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