Easter: Catholic Bishop facilitates release of 29 prisoners in Yola

The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Dr Dame Mamza has facilitated the release of 29 inmates in Jimeta Prisons.

The Bishop explained that the 29 prisoners released are those with an option of fine but couldn’t afford to pay because of financial constraints.

“Is unfortunate this prisoners are here because of little amount of money that would have set them free, at this Easter, we at the Catholic missions through the instructions of our most holy Pope Francis who said and declared that  this year is to be a year of mercy.

“The 29 of them were cut across the two most dominant religion, symbolising the love of Christ to all nations and race”. He added.

Dame also call on all well-meaning Nigerians to begin the exploitation of Nigerian persons as there good Nigerians who innocently were taken to prison without anybody to fight for their release.

Adjudging that prisoners are not the worst sinners, he maintained that some of them are there because of offence they do not commit, and even if they commit any crime, they can be forgiven and fit in better in the society.

The Bishop is doing this kind of gesture for the second time in Yola as part of their effort to integrate and rehabilitate prisoners back to normal life.