11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Kwara State: Judge releases 21 of 200 pretrail detainees in Novermeber 2007 ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 23086]

"On November 26, Chief Judge of Kwara State Raliat Elelu-Habeeb released 21 of the 200 pretrial detainees due to deteriorating health or unnecessary detention."

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11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Kwara State: In December 2007 Governor Bukola Saraki granted amnesty to 30 inmates ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 23087]

"On December 23, Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki granted amnesty to 30 inmates at the Oke-Kura Federal Prison in Ilorin. The 30 included 14 pretrial detainees, eight condemned prisoners, and eight additional prisoners who were close to completing their sentences."

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