By Nkereuwem Udofia Akpan, Esq.
This country is a big joke. A lawyer who is charged for an “offence” not recognized either by the State of arrest or the venue of the trial is in handcuffs like a common criminal while an ex-governor accused of stealing billions of Naira is treated like a rock star.
What makes it really interesting is that Yahaya Bello has been on the run, evading arrests and throwing tantrums and is a flight risk hypothetically and technically and Dele Farotimi is not a flight risk.
There are so many things I don’t agree with IPOB or Nnamdi Kanu but I must agree that when it comes to law enforcement and the entire justice system, this country is worse than a zoo.
The real loser in this comic show is Aare Afe Babalola who at 95 should be surrounded by family and genuine friends to advise him properly but who sadly is being misled by those who should be protecting him from this sort of vitriol, public angst and disapproval.
With this overreach, he has made Dele Farotimi a hero and elevated his disputed work into a bestseller. Not even the great Gani Fawehinmi had enjoyed this sort of unanimous sympathy
The Book would have laid gathering dust on shelves and folks like me wouldn’t bother to read it. Now I’m buying 10 Copies and gifting them as souvenirs this yuletide season
Chief Nkereuwem Udofia, a Constitutional Lawyer Author and Human Rights Activist can be reached @Chiefnkereuwem on X formerly Twitter.
