PUNCH
The family of Sunday Morakinyo, one of the Osun indigenes involved in the infamous ‘death-for-fowl’ case, has appealed to the government and well-meaning individuals for assistance in addressing the mental illness he has been battling.
According to the family, Morakinyo was in good and stable condition before his arrest by the police in November 2010 for allegedly stealing fowl and eggs in Oyan, Osun State.
On January 30, 2013, the police arraigned Morakinyo and his co-accused, Segun Olowookere, before Justice Jide Falola of the Osun State High Court in Ikirun, on charges of conspiracy, robbery, and stealing.
They were accused of conspiring in November 2010 to rob one Oguntade Faramade of fowls and eggs worth N20,000.
Morakinyo and Olowookere were convicted and sentenced to death by the Osun State High Court on December 17, 2014, for conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, and stealing.
However, Governor Ademola Adeleke pardoned them last week following a public outcry.
Morakinyo, upon his release, returned home with a mental illness that reportedly developed after his arrest.
Olowookere, had in an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH, revealed that Morakinyo’s mental disorder was a result of the torture they endured at the Okuku Police Division.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Morakinyo’s uncle, Ojo Olaide, refuted claims that the ex-convict had been suffering from a mental disorder before his arrest.
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