RCCG Pastor who Murdered Wife by Stabbing her 76 times Begs Governor Ambode for Mercy

A former Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Pastor who was sentenced to death for killing his wife, is begging Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for mercy.

Akolade Arowolo murdered his banker wife, Titilayo, by stabbing her 76 times.

Arowolo, along with other inmates remanded at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, sought pardon under the Lagos State Prerogative on Mercy conferred on the Governor, claiming they are reformed and should be pardoned.

After he was found guilty of his wife’s murder on June 24, 2011, Akolade, who was sentenced to death by an Ikeja high court three years ago, was seen in prison, pleading that he needs another chance to right his wrongs.

The suspect, who delivered a remark on behalf of his fellow condemned inmates, pleaded for mercy stressing that they are all remorseful and have learnt from their mistakes, Vanguard gathers.

His pleading came as the Committee on Prerogative on Mercy said that the state will not fail to exercise its prerogative on prisoners, who proved to be reformed. Arowolo was among 74 prisoners called out by the committee, led by Professor Oyelowo Oyewo, set up by the governor to review their applications.

”Your coming gave us a beacon of hope. I know that not everybody wrote application. Would there be opportunity for them? A lot of us have realized the wrongs that we did and having gone through the process of reformation, restoration and rehabilitation (3Rs), being faced with life and death, have held on to God that indeed we are wrong and plead that you give us a second chance,” he told the committee.

The committee was on a fact-finding visit to the prisons to have first hand information from the inmates that are eligible for mercy and pardon.

Chairman of the committee, Oyelowo, 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.