Segun Olowookere, an Osun State resident who received a death sentence for stealing a chicken and eggs in 2010, has been released from jail.
This followed a decision by Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun, to pardon Olowookere and 52 other convicts on December 26.
Olowookere was 17 in 2010 when he was arrested for stealing poultry from a relative’s house in Okuku, a town in Osun.
When the matter was brought before the court, he was charged with armed robbery for allegedly “perpetrating the crime with a wooden gun and a machete”.
Sunday Morakinyo, an alleged accomplice, was also arrested alongside Olowookere at the time.
Olowookere and Morakinyo spent some days at a police station in Okuku before their arraignment and conviction.
Olowookere said he and Morakinyo were handed cutlasses and given the task of weeding the premises while at the station.
They were later transferred to Osogbo, the state capital, with the cutlasses.
These cutlasses were later presented before Justice Sakariya Oyejide Falola, the judge who presided over the matter, as exhibits of an armed robbery offence.
Olowookere and Morakinyo would later be sentenced to death by hanging in 2014.
In a video on Monday, the actress was seen standing in front of Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison with Olowookere.
She appreciated the Osun state governor for granting Olowookere pardon.
She thanked Nigerians for their support, adding that prison officials commended Olowookere for his good conduct throughout his stay.
“This is Segun Olowookere, we are just leaving Kirikiri. He is finally out of the correctional centre. Thank you so much for the love and support that we got,” she said.
“Segun is a very good guy. The testimonies at the correctional centre were amazing. We are glad that he is out now for good.
“Thank you to Governor Ademola Adeleke, we are grateful.”