The Federal Government says governors can offset or grant waivers to inmates with fines less than one million naira.

This was revealed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, during the commissioning of a 20-bed space medical facility at Port Harcourt maximum security custodial centre.

Aregbesola said the Federal Government is finding long time solutions to the challenge of prison Decongestion. 

He advised the State Governments to in the meantime provide basic supports, like offsetting the meager fines and debts, building court houses at the correctional services premises or try the defendants virtually from the Correctional Centres for speedy determination of cases.