About 126 prisoners have been freed after their fines were paid by the FCT Administration on Thursday, December 28, 2017. About 126 prisoners have been freed after their fines were paid by the FCT Administration on Thursday, December 28, 2017.The Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello, announced the reprieve when the Presidential Committee on Prison De-congestion visited the Kuje Medium Security in order to review cases of inmates who upon conviction, could not pay the stipulated fines, or those who had stayed beyond their sentence terms.The Committee on was inaugurated on October 31, 2017 by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), pursuant to a directive by the Federal Executive Council.Justice Ishaq Bello said that 114 of the convicts had their fines paid by the FCT minister, while 10 others had theirs paid by the Attorney General of the Federation. Hajia Najatu Muhmmad and Esther Uzoma of the Proactive Gender Initiative paid for one convict each.
