Tinubu Grants Presidential Pardon To Man Sentenced To Life For Cocaine Trafficking
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday granted presidential pardons to Nweke Francis Chibueze, who was serving a life sentence for cocaine trafficking.
Chibueze was among the 175 persons Tinubu granted prerogative of mercy across various categories.
The pardons were among the recommendations approved by the National Council of State, which met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, according to a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga.
“President Tinubu also pardoned four former convicts, including former House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan, Mrs Anastasia Daniel Nwaobia, Barrister Hussaini Umar, and Ayinla Saadu Alanamu,” the statement said.
It added, “They were pardoned to enable them to integrate into society, having demonstrated sufficient remorse. Nweke Francis Chibueze, serving a life sentence for cocaine, was pardoned, along with Dr Nwogu Peters, who had served 12 out of his 17-year sentence for fraud.”
Mr Tinubu also extended clemency to 82 inmates, reduced the sentences of 65 others, and commuted seven death sentences to life imprisonment, exercising his constitutional prerogative of mercy based on the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy (PACPM).
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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