Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang grants clemency to prisoners as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary on October 1, 2026. Multiple outlets report he issues an “absolute pardon” covering inmates held in state custodial facilities, announced in his Independence Day address.
Reports differ slightly on the numbers cited. One outlet says 134 inmates receive an absolute pardon, while two others put the figure at 130. Beyond the pardons, all accounts agree that Mutfwang also commutes death sentences. Information Nigeria specifies four death sentences are commuted to life imprisonment, and Premium Times likewise reports that death sentences are reduced, though without additional figures in the excerpt provided.
The governor’s actions are described as exercises of the constitutional prerogative of mercy, carried out on the Independence Day occasion. The articles frame the move as part of the governor’s goodwill gesture during the national anniversary, with the main points focusing on prisoner releases and sentence reductions.
