the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, in the spirit of New Year granted amnesty to 14

the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, in the spirit of New Year granted amnesty to 14 prisoners serving various sentences in different prisons across the country.
Six prisoners in Port Harcourt Prisons had their sentences converted from death to life imprisonment. They are Ndifreke Isong Ekanem, Samuel Ekanem, Patrick Okon Ekene, Oduok Daniel Jimmy, Charles Kingsley Isong and Eyakeno Imoh Imoh.
Eight others serving life imprisonment in Uyo, Calabar and Ikot Ekpene Prisons were set free. Announcing this during a visit to Uyo Prison, Akpabio advised those pardoned to be of good behaviour to be fully integrated into the society.