Former Governor of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero on Wednesday settled the fines of thirty-one inmates serving various jail terms for different offenses at the Kaduna central prison.
The former Governor along with four others were remanded in the prison by a Federal High Court Over Charges related to the receipt of 2015 Presidential Campaign funds.
The gesture, according to a statement issued by Samaila Aliyu Makarfi, one of the Ex- Governor’s Commissioners, is in line with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW especially during the holy month of Ramadan to assist the needy by providing succur to them.
The 31 inmates were convicted with option of fine while others with both option of fine and compensation and because they could not pay, hence their conviction, the statement emphasised
“His Excellency, Dr Mukhtar Ramalan Yero is a compassionate person with full milk of human kindness sees his remand at the Kaduna Central prison as reason to secure the liberty and freedom of 31 people already convicted.
“He admonish the inmates to be of good behaviour urging them to reflect on the good lessons they have learnt while in prison custody in order to become good citizens. The 31 in mates include women and men and from both faiths, the statement concludes.
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