CASE 1
Vanguard
Gov Ibori wins
By Ise-Oluwa Ige
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
ABUJA — AN Abuja High Court yesterday handed Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta State a clean bill of health after dismissing in its entirety the suit filed by two chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Messrs Goodnews Agbi and Anthony Alabi, alleging he (Ibori) was an ex-convict.
Justice Hussein Murhktar in dismissing the case held that the plaintiffs failed woefully to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt that the governor was the one convicted in CR-81-95 by an Upper Area Court, Bwari, Abuja.
CASE 2
! Federal Kangaroo High Court Of Asaba Discharges James Ibori
« on: December 17, 2009, 11:38 AM
The federal high court judge in Asaba today discharged and acquitted former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, of all the 170-count charge of corruption proffered against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Saharareporters had reported that Justice Marcel Awokulehin, personally approved for appointment to lead the newly created federal high court in Asaba by Ibori had struck a deal with the ex-governor and two-time ex-convict to quash the charges for a princely sum of $5 million.
Signs that the judge was going to deliver his highly compromised judgement showed early when heavy security was noticed at the venue, our source said the director general of the state security services, personally coordinated security from Abuja.
At today bizarre ruling, the judge arrived at 8:41 AM, but Ibori until 8:58 AM. Our reporter described Ibori’s arrival to the venue with the air of "absolute confidence" in uncommon swagger.
-----Original Message-----
From: N. H. Ibanga <[email protected]>
To: NIgerianWorldForum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 11:24 am
Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum] THE IBORI MATTER: SHAME ON THE NIGERIAN JUDICIARY!
MD Fashakin, please allow me to put the right emphasis on your post because it is necessary to do so:
"
Shame on the Nigerian judiciary. Shame on the two dishonorable "justices" who sat on the Ibori cases.
Shame on the Abuja High Court Judge who declared that it was not Ibori who was convicted of theft crime in 1999 and allowed him to run for the second term, when he stole more money with impunity and reckless abandon. Were it not for this Judge, the Niger Delta people would not have been put through the second coming of Ibori. The EFCC should scrutinize this obviously tainted judge's accounts during the period of that trial.
Shame on the Federal High Court Judge who acquitted Ibori of all 170 counts when he was charged to court for corruption after his second term ended. Like his Abuja colleague, he should be ashamed of himself.
We should not lose sight of the fact that these politicians brazenly steal money because they know that in Nigeria, they can bribe their ways out of punishment with a corrupt judiciary. These corrupt judges are just as guilty as the Governors bribing them. They should be exposed, and their careers on the bench ended. They should be probed, and if unable to explain their wealth thrown in jail, at least for evading taxes on their ill-gotten gains.
The Nigerian justice system has eggs all over its face today, thanks to the two dishonorable "justices", who sat on the bench, misjudging Ibori.
Publius
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Emmanuel O. Fashakin, M.D., Esq. <[email protected]> wrote:
It took the British court to bring Ibori to justice finally, after this "notorious rogue" has been twice acquitted of all charges by Nigerian courts.
Shame on the Nigerian judiciary. Shame on the two dishonorable "justices" who sat on the Ibori cases.
Shame on the Abuja High Court Judge who declared that it was not Ibori who was convicted of theft crime in 1999 and allowed him to run for the second term, when he stole more money with impunity and reckless abandon. Were it not for this Judge, the Niger Delta people would not have been put through the second coming of Ibori. The EFCC should scrutinize this obviously tainted judge's accounts during the period of that trial.
Shame on the Federal High Court Judge who acquitted Ibori of all 170 counts when he was charged to court for corruption after his second term ended. Like his Abuja colleague, he should be ashamed of himself.
We should not lose sight of the fact that these politicians brazenly steal money because they know that in Nigeria, they can bribe their ways out of punishment with a corrupt judiciary. These corrupt judges are just as guilty as the Governors bribing them. They should be exposed, and their careers on the bench ended. They should be probed, and if unable to explain their wealth thrown in jail, at least for evading taxes on their ill-gotten gains.
The Nigerian justice system has eggs all over its face today, thanks to the two dishonorable "justices", who sat on the bench, misjudging Ibori.
Emmanuel O. Fashakin, M.D., Esq.
Attorney at Law and Medical Director,
Abbydek Family Medical Practice, P.C.
79-35 153rd St., Flushing, NY 11367
web address: www.abbydek.com
alternative email: [email protected]
Cell phones: 347-217-6175; 267-907-3127.
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