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Nigeria frees 2,600 inmates over COVID-19

The Federal Government has announced the release of 2,600 inmates from custodial centres across the country in an effort to tame the spread of COVID-19

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement today at a World Press Conference in Abuja.

Dateline Nigeria reports that countries across the world are releasing innates to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission, with Indonesia alone freeing a total of 22,158 inmates six days ago

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