Convict steals TV, 8 days after pardon, returns to prison
By Samuel Ogunsona
An ex-convict has returned to prison eight days after he was granted pardon by the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.
Sunday Omisakin who was earlier pardoned has stolen a TV set compelling local authorities to take him back to the prison.
He has been remanded in the Ilesa Correctional Facility for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing a television.
This was just eight days after being granted pardon by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke.
Omisakin was pardoned for a minor offence on December 26, 2024, but was arrested again on January 3, 2025, for burgling a residence in Osogbo and stealing a plasma television valued at N600,000.
According to police prosecutor Inspector Kayode Adeoye, “On January 3, 2025, at about 12:00 p.m. at Al-Medinat Area, Iludun, Osogbo, Omisakin broke into the house of one Shittu Damilare and stole a plasma TV worth N600,000.”
Omisakin has been charged with two counts of burglary and theft and has pleaded not guilty.
His counsel, Najite Okobe, urged the court to admit him to bail in most liberal terms, but the prosecutor opposed the bail, stating that “Governor just pardoned him few days ago.
“He was sentenced to prison by Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara and he was not done serving his jail term.”
