{"id":356873,"date":"2025-02-24T11:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=356873"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:15:34","slug":"aiyedatiwa-pardons-43-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/24\/aiyedatiwa-pardons-43-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Aiyedatiwa pardons 43 prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Release of 8 individuals who were previously incarcerated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>15 condemned inmates who were sentenced to death by hanging have had their sentences commuted to various prison terms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>20 other convicts serving life imprisonment have also had their sentences adjusted to more lenient terms<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ahead of his inauguration, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has pardoned 43 prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>This follows 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