Covid-19: Fayemi Frees 30 Prisoners, Declares them Vulnerable
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, ordered the release of 30 prisoners from the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda, announced the governor’s order to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti.
According to Mr Fapohunda, the governor also declared the released prisoners as vulnerable persons, who are entitled to receive COVID-19 palliatives from the state government.
The step, according to the government, is part of measures to further curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
“The governor, out of kindness, directed that the released individuals should immediately be listed as vulnerable persons on the database of beneficiaries of the Ekiti State COVID-19 palliative programme.
“By this, life will not be miserable to them in freedom,’’ the commissioner said.
He explained that the release of the prisoners was in recognition of the danger inherent in the spread of COVID-19 in the correctional facility.
Mr Fapohunda said that the exercise will be a continuous one until the population of inmates is reduced to manageable numbers.
He said that the beneficiaries were subjected to rigorous screening before their eventual release.
