Governor Adeleke Grants Amnesty To 36 Convicts To Mark Nigeria’s Independence Day

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has granted amnesty to 36 convicts serving sentences astatine the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facilities successful Ilesa and Ile-Ife, respectively, successful commemoration of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary.

A connection by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, connected Wednesday, said the motion was made successful enactment with the powers conferred connected the politician nether Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), pursuing the recommendations of the State Advisory Council connected Prerogative of Mercy.

He noted that galore of the beneficiaries of the Independence Day amnesty included men and women convicted mostly of insignificant offences specified arsenic stealing and conspiracy, galore of whom had served important portions of their sentences.

Beneficiaries from Ilesa Correctional Centre included: Kehinde Ganiyu, Isiaka Mohammed, Oluwatosin Femi, Adebisi Adeniyi, Rotimi Paul, Oyewole Sunday, Ojo Adewale, Tajudeen Ridwan, Jokotola Quadri, Akinola Taofeek, Onibukun Adebisi, Azeez Afeez, and Abdulgafar Quadri,

Others were: Udoh Monday, Babawale Saheed, Olasunkanmi Wasiu, Adetoro Toheeb.
Mudashiru Lawal, Ismaila Wahab, Yinka Oyeniyi, Olaniyan Taofeek, Sheu Mumini, Ololade Bashit, Musibau Abdulkareem, Jamiu Sulaeeb, Jeremiah Ayuba, Abimbola Samad, Oladeji Tosin, and Mathew Samuel

Beneficiaries from Ile-Ife Correctional Centre were: Yusuf Ola, Oyedeji Sunday, Ojo Olaoluwa, Ogunola Rafiu, Ayomide Amos, Usman Adefisan and Adedigba Abiodun

Speaking connected the development, Governor Adeleke emphasised that the determination reflects the tone of compassion, justice, and renewal, which Nigeria’s Independence Day represents.

“As a authorities of the people, we stay committed to upholding justness portion extending mercy to deserving citizens. This amnesty is not lone a motion of state but besides a telephone for existent rehabilitation, reintegration, and a caller commencement for these individuals,” the politician was quoted arsenic saying.