Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 39-year-old Segun Adeleke for allegedly robbing a motorcyclist in Oyo town.
We learnt that Adeleke
had served two separate jail terms and his latest arrest came a day
after he completed a five-year jail term.
According to police authorities, he was
released from prison on November 4, 2015 and allegedly committed robbery
the following day.
While parading the suspect and others,
the state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, said Adeleke was
arrested during an unsuccessful robbery.
He said, “The victim, Azeez Saheed, was
robbed by the suspect while returning from his farm at Abu Village via
Akinmorin, Oyo. The suspect barricaded the road with logs of wood
waiting for the suspect. He tried to overpower his victim by stabbing
him with a broken bottle but despite his injury, the victim raised the
alarm which eventually led to his arrest.”
The suspect, who said he regretted his action, confirmed that he had served two jail terms of seven years for robbery.
He explained that he was jailed for the first time in 2000.
He said after his release, he had no
relatives to assist him financially and he had no other option but to
return to his old ways.
“I spent five years in prison and I was
just released. However, I was hungry after leaving prison recently. I
had no relation to feed me in Oyo so I took to robbery again”, he said.
When asked why he had no relatives, the
suspect said, “I was born in Ibadan but someone took me and my siblings
to Oyo town when I was seven. We grew up with her because she refused to
take us back to our real parents,” he said.
The suspect said he was in his early 20s when he was first sentenced for robbery.
“I stole shirts and money and it earned
me two years in jail. In 2000, I robbed a motorcyclist and got arrested.
I was put behind bars for the offence in Oyo. I feel sad,” he said.
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