Thank you for your voice of reason. Mr and Mrs Bello are victims in this too, the only thing they are guilty of is being naive to the actions of others, who took advantange of the Bello family's unselfish offer of somewhere to stay when they were down on their luck. It is virtually unheard of to incarcerate people over 65, especially when they are no danger to society. I was in the court and heard the judge say with my own ears at there was absolutley no evidence of financial gain in this case.

This is a gross miscarriage of justice for the Bello family. The Academic College of Education was a bonafide college in the early 1990s, before the premises were turned into bedsits. The forged documentation linked to this trial was predominantly found in a resident's room. There was absolutely no evidence of financial gain to the Bellos for their alleged involvement in this case, and in short they have been victims, or dare I say, scape goats for a policitally charged agenda, namely student based immigration. The trial itself should be deemed as a mis-trial. Rather than speculate on issues we do not know about, support your fellow countrymen, who have found themselves caught up in a nightmare that could happen to any of us. From what I know about the case, the Bellos were treated as guilty before they were even tried, and from what I have read above, even their fellow Nigerians have taken the same stance without knowing the facts. At this present time, Mrs Bello, a 67 year old wheelchair bound woman, who needs 24 care, has been taken from her family into custody.