As part of his constitutional powers of jail delivery exercise the state Chief Judge, Justice Peter Umeadi has granted bail to another fifteen inmates at Nnewi Prisons who have spent between two tofive years awaiting trail in the prisons.The Nnewi prisons visit marks the second outing of the Judge in thefirst quarter of his 2019 Jail Delivery Court Session which ends on the twenty-eight of this month with Awka prisons.
Out of the fifteen inmates that regained freedom, four were female brought from the Onitsha prisons.
Apart from the fifteen that gained bail, the Chief Judge ordered for investigations into eleven inmates’ cases and files which should be completed within fourteen days from yesterday.
The state Chief Judge, Justice Umeadi in his remarks said the quarterly interventions in prisons is necessary as it helps in looking at cases of persons who have spent long time behind bars, to see what could be done to grant them bail, thereby decongesting the prisons.
Justice Umeadi reminded the managements of prisons in the state of the need for proper care of the prisoners as enshrined in the constitution.
In an interview, the state Controller of Prisons, Barrister Emmanuel Nwakeze commended Justice Umeadi for the intervention which he said will go a long way in decongesting the state’s prisons.
Reacting to the inmates’ welfare, Barrister Nwakeze noted that the managements of the prisons prioritize the prisoners wellbeing as according to him, they are well fed and taught skills that will make them self reliant when discharged.
He however called on those that gained bail to be law abiding as they re-integrated to the society.
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