Nigeria @ 54: Obiano grants amnesty to 25 prisoners -

Awka—TWENTY five inmates serving in various prisons in Anambra State have been granted amnesty by Governor Willie Obiano as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 54th independence anniversary celebration.The governor, while making his Independent anniversary speech in Awka yesterday said it was in exercise of the powers conferred on him and an advice from the Attorney General of the state.
The governor said though the country might not have reached where it should be, Nigerians should hold their heads high considering what their country had passed through.He said: “When we remember the Biafran civil war and the successive military regimes we have survived as a country; when we remember June 12 and the numerous ethno-religious crisis we have overcome together, we shall find a reason to celebrate. In the past five years, our capacity to live together as one has been tested to the highest limit.”The endless menace of Boko Haram have become the greatest threat to our corporate survival.”“My belief in the chances of Nigeria’s survival of her present challenges is reinforced by our recent experience in Anambra State where we suffered untold hardship in the hands dreaded armed robbers and kidnappers who made it impossible for our people to breathe the fresh air of freedom.”But to the grace of Almighty God, our story has changed as my administration has fought the criminals and brigands among us to a point where they no longer present a meaningful threat to our lives and property. Our people now sleep with their two eyes closed and we are currently leading the charge to the return of Ndigbo as an economic power block in Nigeria.”