Di tori wey dey on ground be say many pipo for Nigeria dey hala ontop di pardon wey President Bola Tinubu give 175 pipo wey court don sentence for di crime wey dem commit.
Wetin dey shock some pipo pass na say di list of di pipo wey dem pardon get big criminals inside. Pipo wey dem catch ontop drug mata, kidnappers, killers, illegal miners, and even di ones wey dey chop bribe and do corruption full di list.
For di list of di pipo wey enjoy di pardon, you go see Maryam Sanda, wey dem sentence to death for 2020 because she kill her husband but she don spend six years for prison. Kelvin Oniarah Ezigbe dey di list too; dem sentence am for 2023 ontop kidnapping mata, but di case start since 2013. Even Major General Mamman Vatsa wey dem kill for 1986 because dem say e plan coup against General Ibrahim Babangida dey di list.
Some pipo wey don already finish their prison time sef dey di list. Di pardon fit help dem get government position again or even contest for election. Example na Farouk Lawan, wey be former House of Reps member from Kano State.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar talk say wetin dey pain am pass na say 29.2% of di pipo wey dem pardon na drug-related criminals. Him talk say di mata no pure at all.
Di ADC opposition party sef no gree. Dia spokesperson, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, talk say di pardon na disgrace to di country. E talk say e dey encourage crime and dey spoil Nigeria name for di international level.
But di Presidency talk say di pardon na because di pipo don show say dem regret wetin dem do. Some na because dem don old or sick, some don learn work, and some don even dey school from house.
No be today dis kind pardon dey cause wahala. For 2022, President Buhari pardon 159 prisoners, including former governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame wey dem jail because dem thief public money. Dat time, pipo hala well well.
For 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan sef face serious wahala because e pardon Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former Bayelsa governor wey dem jail for stealing public funds. Transparency International even talk say make Jonathan cancel di pardon.
Section 175 of Nigeria Constitution give president and governors di power to pardon or reduce sentence for prisoners. Di idea na to help pipo wey dem jail by mistake or wey di punishment pass di crime wey dem commit.
Experts dey talk say make Nigeria copy India style, wey dey put conditions before dem pardon criminals. Dem talk say anytime dem wan pardon prisoners, make dem check well well before dem do am.
















