Youth pastor who stabbed wife to death in Lagos seeks pardon

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Youth pastor who stabbed wife to death in Lagos seeks pardon

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A youth pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Akolade Arowolo, who stabbed his banker wife, Titilayo, to death, pleads with the Lagos State government for pardon.Arowolo, alongside 73 other inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, yesterday, sought pardon under the Lagos State Prerogative of Mercy conferred on the Governor, claiming they are reformed and should be pardoned. According to a source, he seeks another chance to right his wrongs.Recall Arowolo was sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court three years ago after he was convicted of his wife’s murder on June 24, 2011.His plea came as the Committee on Prerogative of Mercy said that the state will not fail to exercise its prerogative on prisoners, who proved to be reformed.The pastor was among 74 prisoners called out by the committee, led by Professor Oyelowo Oyewo, set up by the governor to review their applications.The Oyewo-led committee was on a fact-finding visit to the prisons to have first-hand information on the inmates that are eligible for mercy and pardon.Pastor Arowolo, who delivered a remark on behalf of his fellow inmates, pleaded for mercy, stressing that they are all remorseful and have learned from their mistakes.Oyelowo, after observations,  said the governor will act on the committee’s recommendations based on the rules and guidelines set by law for the committee to conduct its work.

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