@ ifyalways, the issue is that she commited the crime when she was mentally sick and according to the law should be exonerated from the punishment and treated. She definately will still need some psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation and trust me she can't get that from prison.

This girl clearly needs help. Her name came up again in a recent newspaper article (http://odili.net/news/source/2011/jan/9/510.html) and she is now in Kirikiri maximum prison. She should be getting help in a mental institution. Nigeria we hail thee.

Thinking about it from an objective view, I would ask, how did the men become victims? They must have been looking for call girls. I do not live in Nigeria and do not know much about the law relating to this issue but is prostitution not illegal in Nigeria? Even if it is legal, is it not an immoral act? My take on this is that his victims should hide their heads in shame and they also deserve some form of punishment. Bet they are even married men. Nigerian law never ceases to amaze me. One law for the rich and another for the poor.

In the same vein, I have always proposed that anybody who has been a victim of robbery of any kind and who has had questionable am mounts stolen from them should be made to prove their source of wealth. Many of the robbery victims themselves are robbers of some sort. Only a few of them can prove they came about their wealth honestly. This is my opinion.

Segun Arinze.

As this issue has been over flogged and so many comments made, I crave your indulgence if anybody has dealt with one of the main concerns that the "brilliant" Reuben Abati has. This is the issue of the name "Nigeria" and the various derivations that have emerged from it. I do not see this as a problem as the Americans call themselves Yanks or Yankees, Australia is also called OZ and the people called Aussies, New Zealanders call themselves the kiwis South Africans refer to their country as Azania or Seffrica, in Scotland, they call themselves Caledonians, the British call themselves Brits, the list is endless. Abi na lie?

I think Reuben has passed his "sell by date" and should just shut up and confine himself to the dark annals of history. The man does not have a clue and should let the young grow. Change is inevitable and as long as it is positive, Mr. Abati should learn to live with it. Period.