Federal Government has announced that amnesty will be granted to inmates who voluntarily return to prison after they were released during the attack on the Imo state correctional Center on Monday, April 5.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola, who gave the assurance while inspecting the attacked centre today Tuesday, April 6.
The minister said, “Unlawful escape from custody is a crime but government in its magnanimity will grant amnesty to prisoners who willfully return. They will no longer be charged with unlawful escape but only for the initial crimes that took them to prison. So we urge all escapees to return before they are caught on the run.”
