GOV. OTTI SECURES THE RELEASE OF CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW AFTER 26 YEARS IN PRISON, FACILITATES THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY

GOV. OTTI SECURES THE RELEASE OF CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW AFTER 26 YEARS IN PRISON, FACILITATES THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY

‎GOV. OTTI SECURES THE RELEASE OF CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW AFTER 26 YEARS IN PRISON, FACILITATES THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY
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‎The intervention of Abia State Governor, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has helped Mr. Ogbonnaya Igbojionu, an Abia citizen, and two other citizens of Nigeria from other regions to regain their freedom after 26 years in prison after they were sentenced to death.
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‎Presenting the released individuals on Saturday 6th June, to Governor Otti, Hon. Simon Oshi from Enugu State, who contacted the Governor for his intervention, said that he got the information about the case through a social media influencer, Olumide Ogunsanwo, popularly known on the social Media space as “Sea King” and had to contact Governor Otti for his intervention.
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‎”Now, when the popular social media influencer brought it up on social media, I took it upon myself and said, let me actually go and verify if what they are saying is true.
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‎”So, I went with a team of lawyers and also our popular influencer here too, to visit the two young men in Kiirikiri prison. On getting there, I started interacting with them.

‎”And I asked him, Where are you from? He said he’s from Abia State. I told him, I know your Governor, he’s a very good man and an amazing leader. I will pass this message across to him and get back to you.
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‎”They were sentenced to death in 2003 over a case of a stolen generator that he bought. So, I told His Excellency. Immediately, the next day, he sent the Attorney General of Abia State to Kirikiri to go and verify if all I told him was actually true.
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‎”The Attorney General went there, got back to him, and he said, No, this can’t be. It can’t happen to a son of the soil in Abia State when he is the Governor. So, His Excellency, being a good leader and an amazing father to us all, hurriedly wrote a letter to the Governor of the State where they were held.
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‎”From there, he kept on pushing and after spending 26 years in prison, His Excellency brought