A man who has been in a Nigerian prison for the past three years has cried out while accusing his half-sister of being responsible for his predicament.
The man named
Olupelumi Fagboyegun, claimed his half-sister, Justice Olarenwaju Olutoyin
Akeredolu née Fagboyegun, who is the Chief Justice of Ondo state and also a
pastor at Redeemed Christian Church of God, has been using her position to
frustrate his case and keep him in jail.
He said he's
lived abroad for over 30 years and came to Nigeria on holiday but he was
forcefully arrested from his father's house.
The man, who
shares a father with the Ondo State Chief Justice, said he was charged with ''forceful
entry into his father's house.''
He said he's
been awaiting trial for 3 years now and his sister has been using her position
to keep him in jail.
He claimed
the Ondo State Judiciary is "run like a family affair" such that
"if you don't know anybody, "you cannot get justice."
He said:
"Because I share the same father with the Chief Justice of Ondo state, I
was arrested at my father's place, I was locked up, I was charged, with
forceful entry to my father's house.
"Even if
I was convicted of this crime, it only carries one year prison penalty. But I
have been on open remand for the past 3 years.
"This
case has been going on for three years because the Chief Justice of Ondo state
is using her power to influence the judicial system, I've been unable to get
justice.
"They
have changed judges five times, they have re-arraigned me five times, they have
changed their charges five times, and up till today that I'm talking to you, on
the 15th February 2021, this case is still pending.
"Please,
come and rescue me, help me. The Ondo state government cannot help me because
the Ondo state government is a family business.
"Buhari,
help me, I'm begging you from the hand of this woman. I want to go back to my
family. I want to go back to my children."
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