Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has pardoned 12 inmates on death row who have spent 25 years awaiting execution.

The Spokesperson of Nigeria Correctional Service (NIS), Kano State Command, Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa, in a statement yesterday, said that the governor also commuted death sentences of six inmates to life imprisonment, based on their good behaviour and industriousness as recommended by the correctional authority.

Also, the NIS Controller in the state, Mr Sulaiman Mohammad-Inuwa, thanked Ganduje for decongesting the custodial centres, and advised the released inmates to stay away from any act that would lead them back to prison.