After I gave the letter to kabiyesi, he took it up himself and forwarded a letter to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. “They are six and all from Oyo State. They are seeking assistance from the Federal Government and Oyo State. The then governor of Oyo State, Alao Akala in 2008, ordered that our sentence be commuted to life imprisonment. I was on death row for over 10 years before the then Governor of Oyo State, Alao Akala, commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment.

Source: Punch August 22, 2020 23:26 UTC