The evil that DPA is fighting: The following article was published in Nigeria’s lawyers group by OK oh Sheriff

The story told in that piece is the greatest evil DPA is fighting against. And that is exactly what is happening to Emeka Ugwuonye today. He fought the police and tried to expose evidence of the police killing innocent people. The Nigerian police framed him up for murder and armed robbery, and a collusive and inept judiciary remanded him in prison custody.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

By OK oh Sheriff E. E.

My Lord Chief Justice of Nigeria,

“Are you aware that today in Nigeria SARS/Police can pick you up, demand money from you and if you refuse, you can be charged for “armed robbery or Kidnapping or both”?

Guess what? The magistrate or judge (depending on the jurisdiction) is going to remand you in prison and send your file to the DPP for advice. That means you would be kept off the street despite your innocence.

That advice takes 2-12 months, and could run into years.

You may not get how bad things have become. Let me explain.

If a Magistrate/judge grants you bail for a bailable offence, in most cases you are asked to produce 2 sureties who are responsible, gainfully employed and reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

Your sureties are going to produce all manner of documents, ranging from letter of employment, TCC, letter of recommendation from your lawyer and their employers, utility bills, rent receipts etc.

The extortion process kicks in;

You know these court clerks? They are not going to process anything until you drop from 3-10k. Your sureties are going to be interviewed by the magistrate. If they fail, you start the process again.

If they scale through, the prosecutor is supposed to verify their home address/place of work. My dear, you are going to bribe the prosecutor with 20-50k to do their jobs! It might be higher at the Federal High Court! If you refuse, LOL.

Remember, you have been moved to prison while waiting for your bail to be perfected

When they have successfully “verified” your sureties the magistrate is going to sign your release warrant. Court clerks would also extort an additional 2k to 10k to move the file to the magistrate and photocopy your release warrant

You think your release warrant is signed & you are free?

Prison officials are going to ask you for 10-20k to Fast-track the release.

You know the funny part, all these criminals (Police, Prosecutor, Prison officials, court clerks/registrars and etcetera all believe that politicians are our problems. They also do morning devotion and pray 5 times daily.

My Lord, please let the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring and Enforcement Committee under your office supervise the Courts nationwide for a swifter and equitable administration of criminal justice in Nigeria.

Call the Police and the Attorney Generals in Nigeria to order very quickly. We have too many innocent Nigerians in Prison.

Fait justicia et that coleum, let justice be done, even if the heavens falls, and if justice is done, the heavens in deed would be happier with Nigeria.