Sanwo-Olu Pardons Death Row Inmates, Release Others
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the committal of death sentence for 39 inmates to life imprisonment and also, the release of 246 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. The Governor of Lagos State, on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, signed the release on December 20, 2023, under the provisions of Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (amended).