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Mother and father of teenager, sentenced to demise by Osun Excessive Courtroom, for stealing a fowl and eggs, have appealed to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke for pardon
Segun Olowookere, who was 17 years previous when he was condemned, is detained at Kirikiri Most Safety Jail, Lagos State, awaiting the hangman’s noose.
He was stated to have been sentenced to demise by an Osun State Excessive Courtroom in Ikirun, Osun State.
Segun was accused of robbing a poultry farm in Oyan, situated in Odo-Otin Native Authorities Space.
His mother and father have expressed their devastation, stating that he’s their solely son and pleading for his life to be spared.
His mother and father are interesting to Governor Adeleke for clemency.
In addition they reached out to the Speaker of the Osun State Home of Meeting, Adewale Egbedun, searching for his intervention within the matter.
Segun’s mom, Folashade Olowookere, has been notably been in misery.
She pleaded with the governor to make use of his energy of amnesty to grant her son a second probability.
In accordance with her, the load of the punishment far outweighed the crime dedicated, particularly given the minimal worth of the objects concerned.
“I wish to plead with our amiable governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to please use his workplace to launch my son.
“We’ve got bought our property to safe his launch since he was convicted in 2014. He is a superb boy who has a brighter future forward of him. We should not permit him to waste the height of his life throughout the 4 partitions of the jail.
“The Speaker of the Home of Meeting is from our city, we additionally plead for his intervention on this case.
“Additionally, the Lawyer Normal and Commissioner for Justice also needs to assist us. Segun has a promising future and could be helpful to society,” the mom pleaded.
Segun’s father, Olanrewaju Olowookere, who additionally pleaded for mercy for his son, stated Segun was by no means concerned within the crime.
The daddy claimed that his son was arrested in his store whereas taking part in with a few of his buddies, saying the arrest was a setup.
He stated, “At this level, all we’d like is the help of His Excellency, Governor Ademola Adeleke to grant amnesty to our son.
“We’ve got been in grief since he was sentenced. We’ve got not skilled any sort of happiness. No one shall be completely happy seeing his solely son in jail,” he stated.
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