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In a bid to continually decongest the correctional centres and ensure quick dispensation of justice, the Acting Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Henry Adebola Olusiyi, has released an accused, Abdullahi Usman, unconditionally.
Usman, who was diagnosed of diabetes, and scabies, has been detained for over one year for alleged criminal conspiracy and armed robbery.
The Acting Chief Judge, who acted based on the medical report brought before him, said the accused has been detained for too long without trial.
While reviewing the cases of 210 inmates, which consist 50 convicts and 160 awaiting trials, Justice Olusiyi in his visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba, on Monday, also acted on the advice of the report of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Officer in Charge of Legal matters of the police