Lagos Chief Judge frees 46 prisoners from Ikoyi Prison

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, released 46 prisoners, including 75-year-old man, from the Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos on Tuesday December 11, 2012 during her visit to the prison.

Justice Ayotunde Phillips released 233 prisoners just four months ago after reviewing their cases during a visit to the prison in September. She said the gesture was aimed at de-congesting the prison in order to alleviate the sufferings of the inmates.