Governor Adeleke Exercises Prerogatives of Mercy towards 53 Convicts.

In line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Governor Ademola Adeleke has exercised Prerogative of Mercy towards 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service.

The Letter of Commutation dated the 24th Day of December In The Year 2024 and which has since been received and acknowledged by the relevant Correctional Centre authorities read 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 Recommendations made to me by the State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy that I should exercise my powers in relation to the said inmates in order to mark the 2024 Christmas Celebration."

"AND WHEREAS : In the cases of the Thirty (30) 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 Recommendations to grant Outright Pardon to Twelve (12) inmates convicted of simple offences."

"Four (4) Convicts have their sentences commuted from Death to Outright Pardon." 

"AND WHEREAS: I have decided in accordance with the said Recommendations to commute the sentences as follows;"

"One (1) Convict has his sentence commuted from Death to Fifteen (15) Years imprisonment."

"Six (6) 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 powers 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), 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)

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 

CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT RELEASE (SIMPLE OFFENCES)

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

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 

 

CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT PARDON FOR GOOD CONDUCT (CAPITAL OFFENCES) - FOUR (4) 

1. SUNDAY MORAKINYO 

2. SEGUN OLOWOOKERE 

3. TUNDE OLAPADE

4. DEMOLA  ODEYEMI

 

CONVICTS RECOMMENDED FOR OUTRIGHT RELEASE ON HEALTH GROUND, (CAPITAL OFFENCES) -

1. OLUWAFEMI FAGBEMI

2. BEWAJI SUNDAY 

3. AMEHIN GEORGE

4. AYOMIDE ARULOGUN

5. TAIWO OLUWATOBI  STEPHEN 

6. ABUBAKAR ABDULAZEEZ 

 

CONVICT WHOSE SENTENCE WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE COMMUTED FROM DEATH TO 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT, HAVING SPENT AT LEAST 10 

YEARS IN CUSTODY

1. OJEKUNLE TIMOTHY 

Signed

Mallam Olawale Rasheed,

Spokesperson to the State Governor.