At least 12
convicted persons serving jail terms for offences categorized as
“special and simple offences” narrowly missed being released by the
Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips.
The convicted persons are serving jail terms of about 390 days for violating the state environmental sanitation laws. A director of an NGO, Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative(PRAI), Mr. Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, said the convicted persons, some of whom are under aged, were sentenced by a Special Offences Court in Alausa, Ikeja, sometimes between July and September for violating the state environmental laws.
The convicted persons are serving jail terms of about 390 days for violating the state environmental sanitation laws. A director of an NGO, Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative(PRAI), Mr. Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, said the convicted persons, some of whom are under aged, were sentenced by a Special Offences Court in Alausa, Ikeja, sometimes between July and September for violating the state environmental laws.
