66 convicted soldiers sue Aregbesola, NCS boss over alleged illegal detention- Some Nigerian soldiers have dragged Rauf Aregbesola to a Federal High Court in Lagos - The soldiers sued the minister of interior for alleged illegal detention - The claim was that the ministry has refused to release them from the Nigeria Correctional Service facility, Kirikiri in Lagos after they were granted pardon by the presidency PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! About 66 Nigerian soldiers who are inmates in the Nigeria Correctional Service facility, Kirikiri in Lagos dragged the minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, for alleged illegal detention. The soldiers claimed that Aregbesola and the NCS boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed, have refused to enlist them as beneficiaries of the amnesty granted by President Muhammadu Buhari as a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus in Nigerian prisons. Following this, the soldiers dragged the duo before a Federal High Court in Lagos through Falana & Falana Chambers, Premium Times reports. Read also N10 billion fraud allegation: IGP orders probe of Udom’s appointee In April 2020, President Buhari ordered the NCS and the ministry to decongest prison across the country. However, listing the categories of prisoners who were to benefit from the amnesty conditions, Aregbesola mentioned inmates who were 60 years old and above, and those with terminal and mental diseases. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News on Legit.ng News App Others are convicts serving three years and those with options of fines not exceeding N50,000 and without pending case. The minister made it clear that the pardon did not apply to inmates sentenced for violent crimes like kidnapping, terrorism, banditry and even trafficking. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the federal government had freed 6,590 inmates in various prisons as part of its efforts to decongest the Nigerian Correctional Centres. This was disclosed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in a tweet shared on his official Twitter account on Wednesday, June 17. Read also Before an officer searches you, search the officer first - Police give 14 tips on arrest According to Malami, the inmates having satisfied the laid down conditions were released from 32 prisons. The minister while presenting the scorecard of the Ministry of Justice from 2015-2020 noted that he took up the major role towards effectively decongesting the prisons in 14 states. Malami is Nigeria's worst Attorney-General - Inibehe Effiong | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Some Nigerian soldiers have dragged Rauf Aregbesola to a Federal High Court in Lagos - The soldiers sued the minister of interior for alleged illegal detention - The claim was that the ministry has refused to release them from the Nigeria Correctional Service facility, Kirikiri in Lagos after they were granted pardon by the presidency PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION Legit.ng