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Obasanjo orders the release of hundreds of prisoners

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    President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered on Monday the release of hundreds of prisoners awaiting trial for upward of 10 years.

    However, those being freed do not include people accused of murder, armed robbery, rape, fraud and forgery, presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe said in a statement.

    Okupe said the president viewed continued detention as lacking legal and moral justification. Obasanjo freed another 1,400 prisoners a few months ago.

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