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"..Chief Ralph Uwazurike to the premises of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja without his clothes on..."
"...members of MASSOB had thronged the court premises to cheer up Uwazuruike but they were disappointed, as he was not even allowed to disembark from the Prison vehicle that brought them."
"....My Lord, this inhuman treatment were parts of the ploy to kill Chief Uwazuruike. Can you imagine they brought him to the court naked? To ensure they satisfied themselves humiliating the accused, they decided to come to court late, after the matter might have been adjourned...." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Uwazurike Taken To Court Naked
Security operatives on Friday dragged the Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazurike to the premises of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja without his clothes on.
Uwazurike and eight other members of MASSOB are standing trial before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako over alleged treasonable felony. Although the case had been adjourned before prison warders and other security operatives brought the MASSOB leaders to the court premises in two security vehicles, their lawyer, Mr. Kevin Emeka Okoro, claimed the MASSOB leader was brought to the court without his clothes on his body.
The security operatives who brought them to court had arrived the court premises at about 10 a.m. after Justice Nyako adjourned the matter to next week Monday. Hundreds of relatives of the detained persons and members of MASSOB had thronged the court premises to cheer up Uwazuruike but they were disappointed, as he was not even allowed to disembark from the Prison vehicle that brought them.
Okoro, who raised alarm over the alleged inhuman treatment meted out to the MASSOB leader, informed the court that “the accused person was there in the court premises without his clothes on his body. He told Justice Nyako, "My Lord, this inhuman treatment were parts of the ploy to kill Chief Uwazuruike. Can you imagine they brought him to the court naked? To ensure they satisfied themselves humiliating the accused, they decided to come to court late, after the matter might have been adjourned".
But Director of Public Prosecution in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Saliu Aliu in his reaction, said that the allegation against the prison official that Uwazurike was brought to court without his clothes would be investigated. Denying the allegation, he said that if it was true that such a thing happened, the officers who “carried out such inhuman act, if it is true, would be punished”.
Rotimi Fadeyi
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday adjourned further proceeding in the treason case brought against the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahideen Dokubo to November 6, 2006 pending the determination of the appeal lodged at the Court of Appeal against the ruling of Justice Peter Olayiwola when he failed to disqualify himself from the case over allegation of bias. Dokubo is standing trial before the court presided over by Justice Olayiwola on a five-count treason charge. He pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned before the court on October 6, 2005 The Niger Delta People Volunteer Force leader filed the appeal through his counsel, Festus Keyamo. Specifically, Dokubo is challenging the January 17, 2006 ruling of Justice Olayiwola. He had already pleaded not guilty to all the charges, contained in charge no. FHC/ABJ/CR/67/07, and Dokubo, 41 years, was alleged to have conspired with others now at large on or about August 28 2005 at Samsy hotel, Benin City in Edo State to commit treasonable felony with the intention of removing President Olusegun Obasanjo from power. He was also alleged to have committed felony by belong to militant groups including the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Congress For the Liberation of Ikwere People (COLIP) and Chikoko Movement which threatened to take up arms in order to intimidate and overawe the President and Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dokubo and others now at large were also alleged to have formed, managed and assisted in the management of unlawful societies including the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Congress For the Liberation of Ikwere People (COLIP) and Chikoko Movement with the objective of levying war on the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was also alleged to have published a statement, rumour, report, likely to cause fear and false alarm to the public knowing or having reason to believe that such statement, rumour, report was false.
Rotimi Fadeyi
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