By Yusuf Bello
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has pardoned 300 inmates from correctional facilities in the state.
This is sequel to activities to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
Governor Ganduje who paid a visit to the Goron Dutse prison facility said that the gesture is part of the ongoing decongestion exercise to curb the spread of COVID-19.
According to him, over the last 2 months, Kano state has released 603 inmates based on the presidential directive to decongest the correctional centres.