Close Menu
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
What's Hot

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays

90-year-old man, wife hacked to death at home in Enugu

Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday

Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
DAILY BLAST
Contact
HOT TOPICS
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
DAILY BLAST
You are at:Home»Politics»Governor Adeleke pardons convict sentenced to death for stealing fowl
Politics

Governor Adeleke pardons convict sentenced to death for stealing fowl

DailyblastBy DailyblastDecember 26, 2024002 Mins Read
Share WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Telegram Copy Link
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email WhatsApp Copy Link

Following a public outcry and controversy surrounding the sentencing of a suspect to death for stealing fowls in a poultry, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered a pardon for him and other convicts.

It would recalled that Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo were the centre of discussions after it became public knowledge that they were sentenced to death for allegedly stealing a fowl.

Related posts:

  1. Ex-convict rearrested for stealing TV eight days after Governor Adeleke’s pardon,
  2. Buhari pardons ex-Govs Joshua Dariye, Jolly Nyame convicted for stealing N2.7bn
  3. 24-year old sentenced to death for stealing cash and phones
  4. Usman sentenced to death by hanging for raping two year old to death in Kaduna

Segun’s case first went viral after his mother went on a podcast, calling for her son release.

 

According to reports, Olowookere was 17 years old at the time of his arrest in November 2010, and was convicted.

 

He was thereafter sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, and stealing.

 

The story went viral on social media, prompting Adeleke to direct the state’s attorney general to begin the process for his pardon.

 

In a statement released on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor announced the pardon of Olowookere, Morakinyo, and 51 other inmates.

 

The action followed recommendations of the State Advisory Council on prerogative of mercy.

 

“Now know ye therefore that, I, Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, the Governor of Osun State of Nigeria, in exercise of the power conferred on me by paragraph (a), (c) and (d) of subsection (i) of Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Amended), I am pleased to extend my grace and mercy unto the said inmates.”

 

“Convict recommended for outright pardon for good conduct (capital offences) are: Sunday Morakinyo, Segun Olowookere, Tunde Olapade and Demola Odeyemi.”

 

Segun had alleged that he was detained for not being able to pay N30,000 bribe the police requested then, with his father only able to raise N20,000.

 

The Osun State governor, Adeleke had promised to look into the case with a view of pardon.

Post Views: 487
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Telegram WhatsApp Copy Link
Previous ArticleThree men trapped in manhole rescued in Abuja
Next Article Jigawa governor loses son day after mother’s death
Dailyblast

Related Posts

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays

June 2, 2025

Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday

June 2, 2025

Saudi Arabia turns back over 269,000 unauthorised pilgrims from Mecca

June 2, 2025
Add A Comment

Comments are closed.

Recent Posts
  • Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays June 2, 2025
  • 90-year-old man, wife hacked to death at home in Enugu June 2, 2025
  • Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday June 2, 2025
  • Saudi Arabia turns back over 269,000 unauthorised pilgrims from Mecca June 2, 2025
  • FG cautions car dealer over viral video ridiculing civil servants’ capacity to buy luxury cars June 2, 2025
Top Posts

(Video) female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in London prison

June 29, 20241,238 Views

UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating four students

February 17, 20253,092 Views

(Photos) Blood bath in Ihiala as gunmen kill billionaire businessman, seven others while preparing for mother’s burial

January 2, 2025611 Views
Latest Reviews
Most Popular

(Video) female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in London prison

June 29, 20241,238 Views

UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating four students

February 17, 20253,092 Views

(Photos) Blood bath in Ihiala as gunmen kill billionaire businessman, seven others while preparing for mother’s burial

January 2, 2025611 Views
Our Picks

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays

90-year-old man, wife hacked to death at home in Enugu

Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday

© 2025
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.