The Chief Judge of Katsina State, Justice Musa Danladi, has granted bail to 91 inmates.
He also completely discharged four others during the first-quarter jail delivery exercise for 2025 at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Katsina.
Speaking at the event yesterday, Justice Danladi explained that the Sub-Committee on Decongestion of Correctional Centres carefully assessed the cases before recommending the inmates for release.
Factors considered included age, length of time spent in custody, and medical conditions.
He further announced that going forward, the personal details and photographs of released inmates would be officially recorded to ensure proper documentation and accountability.
Addressing the freed individuals, he urged them to stay on the right side of the law, emphasising that another chance at clemency might not be available if they reoffend.
The Katsina State Controller of Corrections, CC Umar Baba, praised the initiative, stating that such interventions ease congestion, improve prison conditions, and support rehabilitation efforts.

He also called on judges and magistrates to consider alternative sentencing options to prevent unnecessary detentions and allow correctional facilities to focus on reforming and reintegrating offenders into society.

The Nigerian Military high command has stated that it is unaware of any community in the Northwest negotiating or entering peace agreements with bandits and terrorists for protection.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, dismissed reports suggesting such peace deals.
He questioned why any community would resort to negotiations, given the sustained military offensives against terrorist groups.
“The military is carrying out its operations in line with established protocols for internal security. If any community claims to be seeking peace with bandits, the military does not support that,” Kangye asserted.
He further emphasised that joint military operations, in collaboration with hybrid forces and other security agencies, have remained relentless in tackling terrorism and organised crime.
Throughout the past week, troops conducted a series of combat patrols, raids, ambushes, clearance operations, and search-and-rescue missions, resulting in significant successes.
According to Kangye, several terrorists were neutralised, their collaborators were captured, and kidnapped victims were successfully rescued.

Kano State has approved a salary increase for tertiary institution staff, with academic staff set to receive a 25 percent raise and non-academic staff a 35percent increase. The new pay structure will take effect from March 2025.
The Commissioner for Information, Abdullahi Waiya, announced the decision following the State Executive Council meeting in Kano. He emphasised that the increase reflects the government’s commitment to enhancing workers’ welfare and strengthening the education sector.
Alongside the salary adjustments, the state government has approved ¦ 3.3 billion for various development projects.
This includes ¦ 148.9 million for road repairs at the School of Technology, ¦ 367.9 million for the expansion of Zaria Road, and ¦ 612.4 million to convert external electrical infrastructure to an underground system at Government House while relocating power lines along Ahmadu Bello Way.
Other approved funds include ¦ 184 million for the purchase of two ambulances for the Government House Clinic and Nuhu Bamalli Maternity Hospital, ¦ 348 million to settle electricity bills owed to KEDCO for November and December 2024, and ¦ 662 million for feeding students in boarding schools over a three-week period.
Additionally, ¦ 100 million has been allocated to support the Nigeria Union of Pensioners in hosting its Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Kano.
The Kano government says these initiatives are part of broader efforts to improve infrastructure, education, and the welfare of public workers.