170 Imo indigenes on death row– Governor Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has disclosed that 170 indigenes of the state in prison custody are on death row.

He added that he would put some factors into consideration, including the culture of the people of the state before knowing whether to sign the death penalty of the individual culprits or not.

Okorocha gave the hint when the Attorney-General of the federation and Minister for Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami and the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Prison Decongestion, Justice U.I. Bello visited him at the Government House, Owerri with other members of the committee on Friday.

He however, stated that he would carefully look at the cases of those concerned to know whether signing for their death would serve any good purpose.

“170 Imo people have been condemned to death. We shall take a decision. Whoever takes life should be ready for the consequences, but we shall look at the issues especially from our cultural perspectives before taking action. Where forgiveness should be the case, we shall also know. It is going to be a holistic approach,” the governor said.