Eight days after being granted a state pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on December 24, 2024, Sunday Omisakin, an ex-convict, has found himself back behind bars.
Omisakin, who was number eight on the pardon list, was accused of breaking into a home in the Iludun area of Osogbo on January 3, 2025. He allegedly stole a plasma television valued at ₦600,000, leading to his arrest and subsequent arraignment at the Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court.
One of the charges read during his arraignment stated:
“That you, Adebayo Omisakin Sunday, on the 3rd day of January 2025 at about 12:00 pm in the Al-Medinat Area, Iludun, Osogbo Magisterial District, did break and enter the house of one Shittu Damilare and steal a plasma TV valued at ₦600,000.”
The charges, filed under sections of the Osun State Criminal Code, allege that Omisakin’s actions are punishable by law. During the January 7 hearing, Magistrate A. Adeyeba postponed ruling on his bail application to January 10.
Prosecutor Kayode Adeoye successfully requested that Omisakin be remanded at the Ilesa Correctional Centre pending the court’s decision.
This incident has sparked public debate about the state pardon process and its implications for rehabilitation efforts.