Lagos CJ Frees Additional 31 Inmates from Ikoyi Prison

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Lagos CJ Frees Additional 31 Inmates from Ikoyi Prison


The prison decongestion exercise embarked upon by Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade, continued today as additional 31 awaiting trial inmates were released from the Ikoyi Prisons.

Justice Atilade had last Wednesday released a total of 153 inmates from the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium prisons, which brings the total of released inmates so far to 184.

She admonished the freed inmate never to return to crime again but see their freedom as a new beginning and opportunity to start afresh.

"Those of you who have been released today should see this as an opportunity for a new beginning. You must henceforth be of good behaviour and never return to crime," the Chief Judge told the freed inmates.

Justice Atilade noted that her administration is committed to decongesting the prison and that situations where cases are allowed to prolong unnecessarily in court will not be tolerated.

"The purpose of carrying this exercise is to achieve a reduction of the awaiting trial population in the prisons. Situations where cases are allowed to unnecessarily drag on in court will no longer be tolerated," she said.

The Chief Judge also enjoined the state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) and other stakeholders in the administration of justice to always provide the Prison Decongestion Committee detailed information about the awaiting trial inmates.

She also urged the DPP to develop mechanism where cases files of inmates can easily be accessed and reviewed by the committee.

Justice Atilade also noted that the prison authorities must also be up and doing by adequate and relevant information to the decongestion committee.

Welcoming the team, the Deputy Controller of Ikoyi Prison, Julius Ezeugwu, thanked the Chief Judge for releasing the inmates.

Ezeugwu noted that in spite of the large number of awaiting trial inmates in Ikoyi prison, the facility personnel have continued to make the place a truly reformatory prison.


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