Jigawa journalists free inmates with fine payments
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Jigawa State, Nigeria, released six inmates from Gumel Correctional Centre by paying their outstanding court fines.
The NUJ made this intervention as part of its first Press Week, intending to provide humanitarian aid to people in need. The released inmates. Musa Ilu, Umar Sani, Inusa Lawan, Hassan Shu’aibu, Nuhu Hassan, and Suraja Tahir, had been held because they lacked the funds to pay the fines assigned as alternatives to imprisonment.
The union also visited Dutse Correctional Centre, where they donated essential supplies like seasoning, soap, detergent, and sanitary pads to improve conditions for the remaining inmates. Muhammad Nazir, the officer in charge of the Dutse centre, praised the NUJ’s actions as a unique contribution from journalists and recognized the media’s importance in community development. He encouraged other groups to follow the NUJ’s example.
