The youth who stole a chicken from the house of the police officer was sentenced to death.

Can someone get the death penalty for stealing a chicken? This is not possible under Indian law, but a case has come to light in Nigeria, in which a person who stole a chicken has been sentenced to death. When this young man committed the crime, he was only 17 years old. He stole from a police officer’s house. 10 years have passed since this incident. Now he is 27 years old. The mother knocked on every door to save her son from the death penalty.

This incident is from Osun state located in the south-west of Nigeria. A man named Segun Olowukere committed the crime in 2010. This 17-year-old youth had carried out this incident on Sunday along with his friend Morakinyo. Both were arrested in this case. The two attacked the house of a police officer and another man with an old-fashioned wooden gun and a sword, the BBC reported. His intention was to commit some serious crime, he had only come to steal the chicken. In this case, in 2014, Judge Jide Falola of the Osun High Court sentenced the two to death after they were found guilty of forcibly entering the house of a police officer and stealing his belongings.

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At that time, there was a lot of uproar over this matter in the whole of Nigeria. People believed that this punishment was quite severe. The two were later taken to the infamous Kirikiri Prison in Lagos State, where they were kept on death row. Olowukere’s parents recently appeared on a podcast, where they both begged their only child to forgive them. He is expected to be released in early 2025. According to the report, Nigeria has not executed anyone since 2012. However, there are 3,400 such prisoners in the country who were sentenced to death.

The governor apologized

The governor promised to pardon him on Tuesday. Governor Ademola Adeleke wrote on Twitter that Olowukere should be pardoned because saving lives is important. I have directed the Justice Commissioner to initiate the process to grant mercy to the youth. Osun is the land of justice and equality. We must ensure the fairness and protection of the sanctity of life.