174 INMATES FREED IN OYO STATE AS CHIEF JUDGE LEADS TWO-DAY PRISON DECONGESTION EXERCISE BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF OYO STATE, TUESDAY, JUNE 24 AND WEDNESDAY JUNE 25, 2025.

In a decisive effort to decongest correctional facilities and promote justice reform, the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Hon. Justice I.S. Yerima, facilitated the release of a total of 174 inmates during a two-day judicial visitation exercise to custodial centres across the state. The initiative began on Tuesday, June 24, at the Abolongo Medium Custodial Centre, where 77 inmates were granted […]

OYO CHIEF JUDGE SECURES RELEASE OF 78 INMATES TO EASE PRISON CONGESTION

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima, grants freedom to 78 inmates across custodial centres in the state as part of efforts to decongest correctional facilities and ensure the swift administration of justice. The two-day exercise, held from Tuesday, April 14 to Wednesday, April 15, 2026, takes place at the Agodi and Abolongo […]