Gov. Fayemi Grants 18 Convicts Clemency, Pardon In Ekiti – TheNigerialawyer

Ekiti State Governor, John Kayode Fayemi, has granted clemency
to 18 prisoners in the Nigerian Correctional Services facilities in
Ado Ekiti and Kirikiri Maximum, Lagos State.

This was made known in a statement by the Attorney-General &
Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda, made available to
TheNigerialawyer that the decision was born out of
recommendations made by Ekiti State Advisory Council on Prerogative
of Mercy, ACPM, to grant clemency to 18 prisoners serving various
prison sentences in the Nigerian Correctional Services facilities
in Ekiti State and Kirikiri Maximum, Lagos State, respectively.

The commissioner also stated that the governor also granted
State Pardon to one applicant. Explaining the process, Fapohunda
said, “the ACPM considered 50 applications for clemency at its
third sitting.

“The applications of these beneficiaries were granted because
they have individually demonstrated the potential to turn their
lives around,” the state’s law officer said. Giving a break down of
the lucky beneficiaries, the commissioner said that Abologborin Omo
got the only state pardon.

Two, Tunde Abe and Adeniyi Owolabi, got COMMUNAL of death
sentences to life imprisonment. In all, 16 convicts got released
from prison and they are Olowo Ajayi, Ojo Sunday, Sunday
Fanimara, Olusuyi Dare Olaifa, Williams Sunday, Sylvanus Oferufega,
Lucky Suberu, Babatunde Ogunjobi, Tope Ajayi, Lawrence Idowu
Bamidele, Ogunboyo Richard, Ayodele Ayinde, Adebayo Ojo, Akeem
Adebayo, Abirifon Julius, and Abirifon Olabode.

Admonition them on behalf of the council, the state attorney
general said that it is that state’s expectation that these
beneficiaries will make the best use of this second chance by being
law-abiding and good citizens.

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