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Nigeria Must Assess Progress- ADCNDC Facing “Chaos and Anarchy” Due to Deliberate Sabotage, Claims Moses PaulAtuejide to Okonkwo: Prove Peter Obi’s Alleged Criminal Records in CourtSenate Demands End to Bandit Peace Deals, Cites Rise in CrimeNigeria’s Oil Output Hits 11-Month High May 2026 Sees Nigeria Surpass OPEC Oil QuotaSenate Extends 2025 Capital Budget Implementation to September 30Tinubu Vows Equitable Development Across FCT as Kuje-Airport Expressway OpensENSSAA to Begin Enforcement Against Unauthorized Outdoor Advertisements Across Enugu StateAdeleke Hails Ijesa Support, Says APC Losing Grip on Osun PoliticsPremiere Academy Wins 2026 Energy Titans Contest, Bags N500,000 PrizeGovernor Diri dissolves Bayelsa United board, sacks all players after relegationFIFA defends ticket prices and visa handling ahead of World Cup startDavido wears custom jacket with names of abducted Oyo Children to FIFA World Cup countdown event (video)US cracks down on birth tourism, revokes hundreds of 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JUST IN: Lagos CJ frees 18 inmates

Lagos Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday granted freedom to 18 inmates of Kirikiri Medium Security Custodial Centre.

Their release followed directives from President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief of Nigeria (CJN), Justice IbrahimTanko Muhammad to heads of courts to decongest the prisons to curtail spread of coronavirus(COVID-19) amongst inmates.

The inmates, who have been in custody of the centre since 2016 for offences such as stealing, burglary and fraudulent conversion, were released under the power vested on the Chief Judge under Section 1 (1) Criminal Justice Release from Custody ) (Special Provisions) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2007.

The event was tagged: “Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise” held at J.I.C. Taylor Court House, Igbosere.

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