Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has granted pardon to 17 prisoners serving various jail terms in the state.

He equally commuted the death sentences passed on four other prisoners to life imprisonment.

Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mr. Adejuwon Soyinka, said this in a statement issued and signed in Abeokutaon Thursday. Soyinka said that the gesture was part of activities marking the 2016 Democracy Day andJune 12anniversaries in Ogun State.

“Seventeen prisoners serving different jail terms in Ogun State have been granted pardon by the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Four others also have their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment,” the statement said.

According to the media aide, the Governor’s gesture was, “in line with the power conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, which empowers him to grant prerogative of mercy to convicts.”

Those granted amnesty by the Governor are Wale Ibidapo Ogungbade, Emmanuel Obi, Oshilaru Abiodun, Wasiu Raimi, Abiola Samuel, Obi Moses, Abiodun Odedele, Ojo Wasiu, Lateef Bello, DosuSunday, Kayode Ogunsawo SundayAgbehi, Stephen Kolade, Saburi Adebayo, Lekan Shodiya, Ogunsanya Segun and Tolani Ajayi.

The four prisoners on death row whose sentences were commuted to life imprisonment are Akeem Fatai, Nnamdi Osuagwu,SundayOloyede and Idowu Okanlawon.

•Photo shows Governor Amosun.