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Aregbesola made this known when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) 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 state laws.
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Aregbesola also said that over 70 per cent of the 75,635 inmates at present were awaiting trial.
The minister 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 have run foul of state laws.
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