Gov Adeleke Approves Release of Olowookere, Morakinyo, 51 Other Convicts

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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has exercised prerogative of mercy towards 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service.

This was contained in a released signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to Gov Adeleke on Thursday.

According to the release, the letter of commutation dated December 24th, 2024 has been received and acknowledged by the relevant prison authorities.

The letter reads in parts as follows:

“WHEREAS: the inmates whose names are set out in the schedule to this order have been convicted to various terms of imprisonment to wit.

(i) Simple offences and have served substantial portions of the sentences,

(ii) Convicts sentenced to death

“(having spent a minimum of 10 years in custody.)

“AND WHEREAS: following the recommendation made to me by the state advisory council on the prerogative of mercy that I should exercise my power in relation to the said inmates in order to mark the 2024 Christmas celebration.

“AND WHEREAS: in the case of the 30 (thirty) inmates convicted of simple offences, I have decided in accordance with the said recommendation to remit and forgive the remainder of the said sentences in whole.

“AND WHEREAS: I have decided in accordance with the said recommendation to grant outright pardon to 12 (Twelve) inmates convicted of simple offences.

“4 (Four) Convicts have their sentences commuted from death to outright pardon. AND WHEREAS: I have decided in accordance with the said recommendation to commute the sentences as follows;

“1 (One) convict has his sentence commuted from death to 15 (Fifteen) years imprisonment.

“6 (Six) Convicts have their sentences commuted from death to outright release.

“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.

“My will and pleasure thereof, is that you commute the death, life and years of imprisonment as indicated herewith in the schedule”

Those in the schedule are as follows:

CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT PARDON (SIMPLE OFFENCES)

OLABOMIJI NURUDEEN

MUSTAPHA ISAH

OLALEKAN ABDULLAHI

AYOMIDE OLOJEDE

AKEEM RAPHAEL

ADEYEMI ABIODUN

OLADIPUPO SEGUN

OMISAKIN SUNDAY

ADEMOLA ADIO

TUNDE OLAPADE

LATE CHIEF WOLE OLA

RUFUS OJO

OMOLOYE OLAJIDE

OLAYEMI

CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT RELEASE (SIMPLE OFFENCES)

OLUBO SUNDAY

ISAH UMAR BIODUN

FAWAS KAREEM

OMIRIN TEMITAYO

OLARENWAJU AYOMIDE

DARE SUNDAY

OLADAPO TUNDE

GANIYU SAHEED

ADEWUMI SODIQ

ADEBAYO ADEOYE

KEHINDE

LASIS KAZEEM

DAUDA OJO (59 YEARS)

ISMAILA RAJI

OSENI MICHEAL

AJAYI KOREDE

ABIONA NURUDEEN

OSHI SAMUEL

SHEU YUSUF OLATUNJI

OJO AANU

MUSTAPHA KEHINDE

LASIS ABEEB

ALEXANDRA IORLAHA

OJO TAIWO

AZEEZ MUJEEB

AKINYEMI DAVID

ADEOSUN ADEKUNLE

OLAOBAJU SAMUEL

ADURA ADEFEMI

PAUL BASIL

KUNLE DAVID

CONVICT RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT PARDON FOR GOOD CONDUCT (CAPITAL OFFENCES) – 4 (FOUR)