Details of how young man was sentenced to death for stealing fowl emerge in popular south west state

  • A young man, Segun Olowookere was arrested and sentenced to sentenced to death by hanging in 2010
  • The court sentenced Olowookere to death by hanging as a 17-year-old for alleging stealing fowl in Osun state
  • Dr Femi Olaleye shared details of how Olowookere, who is now 31-year-old spent 14 years in prison

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Osogbo, Osun state – A clinician and social entrepreneur, Dr Femi Olaleye has recounted that the young man, Segun Olowookere, was just 17 years old when he was arrested in 2010 for stealing chickens.