Sunday Omisakin, an ex-convict who was recently granted a state pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been re-arrested for stealing a plasma television in Osogbo.
Omisakin, who was number eight on the list of pardoned ex-convicts, had previously been convicted of lesser offences.
Omisakin was among those granted pardon on December 24, 2024, alongside Segun Olowookere and Sunday Morakinyo, who were sentenced to death for armed robbery and the theft of fowl in Oyan, Osun State.
However, just days after receiving the pardon, Omisakin was involved in a new crime. On January 3, 2025, he allegedly broke into a house in the Inudun area of Osogbo and stole a plasma TV valued at N600,000.
According to the charge sheet, Omisakin entered the house of one Shittu Damilare and stole the television.
The charges against him include burglary and theft, punishable under sections 411(1)(2) and 390(9) of the Criminal Code of Osun State.
Omisakin was first arraigned on January 7, 2025, and applied for bail.
However, Magistrate A. Adeyeba adjourned the case until January 10 to decide on the bail request.
The prosecutor, Kayode Adeoye, opposed the application, and the magistrate ultimately denied bail, ordering that Omisakin be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre.
