Man arrested for stealing ₦600k TV days after Gov. Adeleke pardoned him for stealing chicken

A Nigerian man, Sunday Omisakin, who was granted a pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Facility for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing a TV worth ₦600,000, barely 8 days after he was pardoned for stealing chicken.

Omisakin, who was listed as number 8 on the governor’s prerogative of mercy list signed on December 26, 2024, had been pardoned for a minor offense.

However, on January 3, 2025, he was arrested for allegedly burgling a residence in Osogbo and stealing the television.

The suspect was arraigned before the Osun State Magistrate Court in Osogbo, presided over by Magistrate Adekanmi Adeyeba, on two counts of burglary and theft.

Omisakin has been remanded pending further court proceedings.