ASABA – Delta State Chief Judge, Justice, Marshal Umukoro has concluded the 2018 quarterly Prison Visit, and secured the release of 206 inmates after a careful review of about 2,630 cases.
At the 2018 visits which ended in Warri Medium Security Prison aka Okere Prison, yesterdsy, the CJ reviewed no fewer than 875 case files of awaiting trial inmates and released 56 inmates.Umukoro who expressed worriness over the increasing number of young persons in prison custody on the alleged various offences, said the ugly development should be a growing concern to everyone.He charged those released to turn a new leaf and be useful to themselves and society.The Chief Judge commended the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ernest Edomwonyi Esq and members of his team for the quarterly visite of the CJ to the various prison facilities across the state was aimed at fast tracking justice delivery in the state.
According
to Justice Marshal Umukoro, the exercise is to ensure that inmates are
remanded by warrant of a competent court jurisdiction, to determine the
health status of awaiting trial inmates as only the living can face
trial and to determine if the cases are diligently prosecuted amongst
other reasonsAmongst
those released at the Warri Prison was a 27 year old inmate who
allegedly stole two bunches of banana worth N7,000 and a female inmate
who has been standing trial for four years for wounding with intent.
The
female inmate was released by the CJ after the victim appeared before
the CJ and affirmed on oath that she has forgiven her assailant and was
no more interested in matter
