Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Chairman of Badagry Local Government Area in Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, has facilitated the release of five inmates from the Badagry Correctional Centre as part of activities marking Nigeria's 65th Independence Anniversary. In a statement issued on Sunday in Badagry, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Mr. Augustine Kriko, said the inmates regained their freedom on Wednesday following the council's intervention. Hunpe explained that the release came after a thorough review by a three-man committee he constituted to assess reports about the inmates' conditions. "The three-man committee includes Chief Security Adviser to the chairman, CSP Johnson Adagba; the Council's Legal Officer, Barr. Olubode Savage;...