Photo : Man Arrested For Robbery A Day After Completing 5 - Year Jail Term

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.