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The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has released 31 inmates who were serving their terms at the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Gusau, the state capital. On Friday, the governor visited the Gusau Medium Custodial Centre, where he signed to pardon the inmates in accordance with Nigeria’s Constitution. A statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that the decision was made after a careful investigation of the inmates’ records. The statement added that the constitution allows governors to reduce sentences and pardon inmates. During his remarks at…

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