Segun Olowookere, sentenced to death by hanging in 2010 for stealing fowls and eggs, revealed that the police had offered to release him on bail if his father could pay N30,000 — a sum his family could not afford.
In an interview with The Punch published on Sunday, December 22, Olowookere disclosed that the poultry farm where the theft allegedly occurred belonged to his uncle.
We are from the same Ajerotutu compound in Oyan. He (his uncle) was summoned to a family meeting where he said I was not among those who stole the fowls, but my name was mentioned by the children who were arrested.
“He told the family that he would discontinue the case. But he later came to court to testify against me.”
After being taken to the police station, the convict said in the new interview that the divisional police officer (DPO) demanded N30,000 to release him. His parents were said to have offered N20,000 which was reportedly rejected by the DPO who allegedly insisted on the full amount.