A man surprised himself recently by stealing a motorcycle just a day after he was released from a prison after serving a five-year jail term.
Suspect, Segun Adeleke
A man identified as 39-year-old Segun Adeleke has been arrested for allegedly robbing a motorcyclist in Oyo town just a day after he was released from prison after completing a five-year jail term.
According to the Oyo State Police Commissioner, Leye Oyebade, Adeleke was released from prison on November 4, 2015 and 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 victim. 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 five years for robbery.
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. He pleaded for mercy, saying it was poverty that led him to the crime.