The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 per cent of inmates from custodial centres across the country.
Aregbesola made this known when he appeared at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja.
The minister said that the interface was necessary as more than 90 per cent of the inmates were being held for contravening various state laws.
Aregbesola also said that over 70 per cent of the 75,635 inmates at present were awaiting trial.
The minster said that the federal offenders in the system were far less than 10 per cent, adding that the bulk of people in custody were those who had run foul of state laws.