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  • Ondo governor, Akeredolu pardons seven inmates in the state

    Ondo governor, Akeredolu pardons seven inmates in the state

    Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,  pardoned prison inmates awaiting execution in some correctional facilities in the state on new year’s day.

    Akeredolu converted their death sentence to life imprisonment.

    About four inmates serving jail terms in Ondo prisons had their sentence reduced according to the number of years already served while others were freed upon discovering that they had behaved well while in prison.

     

    The fortunate prisoners were exhorted by Akeredolu to take advantage of the chance to turn a new leaf and to refrain from any action that would send them back to the institutions.

     

    The State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Charles Titiloye, made this disclosure via a statement, noting that the governor’s act was done in the spirit of the new year.

     

    Her statement reads “The Governor in exercise of power conferred on him by paragraphs (a) (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended) directed the Controller of Nigerian Correctional Service in Ondo to release and set free, the said seven (7) inmates in the facilities of the Correctional Center in Ondo State.

    “The decision of the Governor was pursuant to the recommendation of the State Advisory Council on prerogative of Mercy that the inmates have undergone reformation at the Correctional center and they are of good conduct,” he said.

    The governor warned them to behave well and live law-abiding lives.

  • Catholic Church attack: Ondo Governor, Akeredolu speaks on true identity of attackers

    Catholic Church attack: Ondo Governor, Akeredolu speaks on true identity of attackers

    Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has made some clarifications on the Owo Catholic Church attack purportedly perpetrated by Ebira people.

    Akeredolu had informed newsmen during a question and answer session in the state  that the attackers were Ebira people of Kogi state

    Meanwhile, granting interview questions on a political program, politics today on Channels Television  Wednesday night, he insisted that some Ebiras were involved in the attack but pointed out that the attackers might not all be Ebiras.

    He, however, said that his reference to Ebira was about recent incidents in the State not the Owo attack, and at the same time refused to rule out the involvement of the Ebiras in the June 5 attack.

    “I don’t want to be emphatic on that point because what I said is being mixed up now,” he said.

    “I addressed issues on what I’ll call the attackers who came to Owo…the terrorists who came to Owo on June 5 and at the same time, I went ahead to address about kidnap incidents that we’ve had of recent and I said that probably the Ebira people were involved in this.

    “And I said we’re gonna call a meeting between the Ebira community in Ondo State because we’ve lived together for too long for these incidents to begin to happen. That was a separate thing.

    “But, it is clear that from what we have, the terror gang in Okene were involved in the incident of June 5.

    “What do we make of that? Are they all Ebiras? That’s for us to find out. Their names will not bring us to a [reasonable] conclusion because as you can see, a number of them have two names…and the Department of State Services is still working on this.

    “For me, I know that there’s a terror gang in Okene and everybody knows that. They strike across the country…they strike in Kogi, Ekiti, and Ondo States,” he added.

    Recall that the Defence Headquarters said they have arrested the attackers of the St Francis Catholic church in Owo Ondo state .

    Giving an update on the Owo Church attack, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor said they were unable to parade the suspects yesterday because investigations were still ongoing.

    Narrating how the terrorists were fished out, he said, “I want to tell you that we have arrested the attackers of Owo Church. We were to parade them today for you to be but investigations are still ongoing.

  • BREAKING: Kidnappers abduct wife of Ondo governor’s Chief of Staff

    BREAKING: Kidnappers abduct wife of Ondo governor’s Chief of Staff

    Wife of Mr Olugbenga Ale, Chief of Staff to Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has been abducted by suspected gunmen.

    The woman was kidnapped in the Owena area of Ondo State on Thursday night, community sources revealed.

    This comes barely 24 hours after kidnappers murdered Oba Adegoke Isreal Adeusi, traditional ruler of Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of the state.

    One of the sources told newsmen that Mrs Ale was on transit when the bandits abducted her.

    He added that the gunmen ran into the bush after abducting the woman.

    “The woman was abducted at Owena along Ondo Road.

    “The case has been reported to the security agencies especially the Amotekun and army to comb everywhere and we are expecting a feedback soon.”

    An aide to Governor Akeredolu, who asked not to be named, also confirmed the incident, noting that it occurred late on Thursday.

    He said, “The governor is aware of the incident already and has also visited the house of the Chief of Staff at Alagbaka with plans to ensure the safe release of the woman.

    “He could not even present the 2021 budget before the state’s House of Assembly and had to send one of his commissioners to do the presentation on his behalf due to the incident.”

  • Ondo Governor, Akeredolu speaks on convoy crushing okada rider

    Ondo Governor, Akeredolu speaks on convoy crushing okada rider

    Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied that his convoy crushed an Okada rider identified as Jimoh Aladeniyi.

    A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, described the news trending on the social media as false.

    Some reports in the social media had accused Governor Akeredolu of abandoning an accident victim caused by his convoy.

    It was gathered that the late Jimoh rammed into a stationary Nissan Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) marked UK 475 KJA and parked close to the Government Technical College, Owo at about 8pm on Sunday night.

    The place where the SUV was parked had been marked by the police when reporters visited the scene.

    Some witnesses said the Okada rider was avoiding a clash with Governor Akeredolu’s convoy when he rammed into the parked car.

    Ojogo said the clarification about the incident was necessary due to the misleading narrative that had trailed the unfortunate death of the commercial motorcyclist, who had a collision with a stationary vehicle.

    Police spokesman Tee-Leo said investigation showed that the governor’s convoy didn’t hit the Okada rider.

    He said he visited the accident scene to get first- hand information about the incident.

    Said he: “It is good to correct the impression on the social media. Journalism is about factual reportage.

    “I went with some reporters. The car involved was parked and the cyclist rammed into a stationary vehicle. It is wrong for people to say it was the governor’s convoy.

    “The SUV is with us for proper investigation.”