Man Held For Robbery A Day After Leaving Prison (Photo)

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 39-year-old
Segun Adeleke for allegedly robbing a motorcyclist in Oyo
town.
PUNCH Metro 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.