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The governor added that he only pardoned convicts who were unable to pay fines or compensation in the course of prosecution. Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has advised the 96 freed inmates not to terrorise the people of the state with criminality.The governor offered the advice in Bauchi on Friday while granting executive pardon for the inmates under the exercise of his constitutional powers of Prerogative of Mercy. According to him, the decision to pardon the inmates is informed by a careful review of their records by the Committee of the Prerogative of Mercy. It confirmed the remorsefuln…

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