Osun State: Governor Adeleke extend grace and mercy to 53 convicts

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, announced, “I am pleased to extend my grace and mercy unto 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service.”

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke

According to Governor Adeleke:

Prerogative of mercy extended to 53 convicts

In line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy and 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 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service.

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

1. OLUBO SUNDAY 

2. ISAH UMAR BIODUN 

3. FAWAS KAREEM 

4. OMIRIN TEMITAYO 

5. OLARENWAJU AYOMIDE 

6. DARE SUNDAY 

7. OLADAPO TUNDE 

8. GANIYU SAHEED 

9. ADEWUMI SODIQ 

10. ADEBAYO ADEOYE 

KEHINDE 

11. LASIS KAZEEM 

12. DAUDA OJO (59 YEARS) 

13. ISMAILA RAJI 

14. OSENI MICHEAL 

15. AJAYI KOREDE 

16. ABIONA NURUDEEN 

17. OSHI SAMUEL 

18. SHEU YUSUF OLATUNJI 

19. OJO AANU 

20. MUSTAPHA KEHINDE 

21. LASIS ABEEB 

22. ALEXANDRA IORLAHA 

23. OJO TAIWO 

24. AZEEZ MUJEEB 

25. AKINYEMI DAVID 

26. ADEOSUN ADEKUNLE  

27. OLAOBAJU SAMUEL 

28. ADURA ADEFEMI 

29. PAUL BASIL 

30. KUNLE DAVID 

I have also decided in accordance with the said recommendation to grant outright pardon to the following 12 (Twelve) inmates convicted of simple offences.

1. OLABOMIJI NURUDEEN 

2. MUSTAPHA ISAH 

3. OLALEKAN ABDULLAHI 

4. AYOMIDE OLOJEDE 

5. AKEEM RAPHAEL 

6. ADEYEMI ABIODUN 

7. OLADIPUPO SEGUN 

8. OMISAKIN SUNDAY 

9. ADEMOLA ADIO 

10. TUNDE OLAPADE 

11. LATE CHIEF WOLE OLA 

RUFUS OJO 

12. OMOLOYE OLAJIDE 

OLAYEMI 

In the case of the following 6 (Six) Convicts sentenced to death, I have approved the commutation of their sentence from death to outright release while OJEKUNLE TIMOTHY has his sentence commuted from death sentence to 15 (Fifteen) years imprisonment having spent at least 10 (ten) years in custody. 

1 OLUWAFEMI FAGBEMI

2 BEWAJI SUNDAY 

3. AMEHIN GEORGE

4. AYOMIDE ARULOGUN

5. TAIWO OLUWATOBI STEPHEN 

6. ABUBAKAR ABDULAZEEZ 

The following 4 (Four) Convicts also have their sentences commuted from death sentence to outright pardon.

1. SUNDAY MORAKINYO 

2. SEGUN OLOWOOKERE 

3. TUNDE OLAPADE

4. DEMOLA ODEYEMI

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 53 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗦

In line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy and in exercise of the power conferred on me by paragraph (a), (c) and (d) of subsection (i) of section 212 of…

— Gov Ademola Adeleke (@AAdeleke_01) December 26, 2024