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The youths have indeed woken up.


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I still find the federal government secondary schools better though.


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Nice one from Gov. Fayemi


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Has anyone that used Abuja address gotten his/hers? If yes, please from which courier service company?

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The whole process has lost its integrity. Now you need to know an insider to be shortlisted. Believe it or not, this is what is happening presently. I know some guys that have very excellent academic qualifications and did very well at the interview that are still waiting as we speak. Anyway, I wish the refinery project team all the best if that's what they want. I just feel for Dangote who doesn't know what's really happening.

Why all the focus on 109 senators and no one is saying anything about 360 redundant house of reps members? If there would be any protest, it would be to scrap the House of Assembly, not the Senate.

We have too many hypocrites in this country. Now that we've been reading headlines of same crime perpetrated by different tribes in the country in recent week, shame won't allow us make those tribal comments we made when the FBI-80 list was released. We really need to appologise to one another. Damn bloody hypocrites!.

By Alfred Olufemi
It appears efforts to bring to justice, Abdulrahman Habeebulah, the Islamic cleric who raped a 16-year-old, have failed with the withdrawal of the court case by the victim's family.

In July, PREMIUM TIMES published an exclusive report on the rape of the teenage girl, who attended the cleric's Qu'ranic school in Ede, Osun State.

The culprit did not deny the allegations but claimed the victim was his wife.
Aside from not being able to provide an evidence of marriage, his claim was debunked by the girl and her family.

The Child Right Act of 2003 forbids child marriage as it considers a marriage to anyone under 18 null and void.

Speaking with this newspaper, a lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, said the victim should be allowed to seek justice irrespective of her parents' or guardians' stance on the case.

"He who wears the shoe knows where it pinches. Her views and consent cannot, therefore, be taken for granted," he said.

"How can the parents attempt to shave their daughter's head in her absence? That is why she threatened to kill herself.
"Why is the accused seeking settlement outside court when he knows the consequences?

"There should be some sort of compensation for the girl who has passed through the psychological trauma and all, otherwise, there is nothing apparent in the so-called settlement term that is in any way beneficial, or of utilitarian value to the victim," he told PREMIUM TIMES.

Yemi Abiona, an activist, promised to represent the girl in court in company of some other lawyers.

The culprit was, however, discharged without any compensation for the victim after the court sitting last Thursday.
Pressure

The cleric was under trial at a magistrate court sitting in Ede with a charge of abduction against him.

Although Mr Habeebulah earlier sought an out-of-court settlement, the victim and some members of the family objected.

This caused a rift in the family as the older members of the family wanted to yield to the suspect's request.

The pressure from her late father's family was intense to the point that the victim threatened suicide if the family did not allow the law to take its course. She ran away from home the following day.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that she was transferred to an unknown location in Lagos by the proponents of out-of-court settlement the Sunday preceding the adjournment date, Thursday.

Troubled legal representative

The lawyer representing the victim in court, Abdulrasheed Maisolati, told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that he was not comfortable with the verdict of the family members and the victim.

"They (cleric's team) begged the victim even without my consent. They begged her. They begged the mother. They held a meeting with the family and it was resolved at the meeting that the case should be withdrawn," he said.

He said he interviewed the victim personally and noted that "she was brainwashed after the journey to Lagos".

"She was so categorical that she's no longer interested. The way I saw her that day, she was totally different from the first time. She has become a confused, different person entirely from the girl I met months ago.

"They have brainwashed her. In fact, if I had insisted, they would have employed the services of another lawyer and the case would be automatically be withdrawn."

The lawyer said the representatives of Amnesty International also spoke with the victim and she maintained her stance.

On the demand for compensation, he said the family struck it out.

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"The family head, when I asked about the money we've been asking for, maintained that I should not talk about that. I asked about her education, they said they have arranged for that," he said.

"I told them that from the money we want to collect from the accused person, we will open an investment account for the girl so that by the time she will finish her secondary education, it would have multiplied."

He however explained that the case "was discharged and not acquitted."

"The girl can raise the case again if need be," the lawyer added.

In Nigeria, many cases of sexual abuse hardly lead to the prosecution or sentencing of suspects, usually due to pressure from the suspect's family or stigmatisation.

When the state police spokesperson, Folashade Odoro, was asked if the police had prior knowledge of the withdrawal since it is a criminal case, she stated that the case is out of the agency's jurisdiction as it is in court.

Criminal cases are tried by the state and not individuals and thus, prosecuted by the police.

She noted that the function of the police is to investigate and file charges in court. The decision of the court is not the business of the police.

Aggrieved community members

The elder brother of the victim, Muideen Oloyede, as well as some members of the community, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the decision to withdraw the case.

When contacted by this correspondent, some of them claimed that the decision will "massage the ego of the cleric as his moves do not equal repentance".

The victim was accomodated in Mr Oloyede's residence before the family removed her.

"I am not happy at all. I tried all my best to stop them but I was labelled as a bad egg in the family. The man (accused) is not sober at all," Mr Oloyede told PREMIUM TIMES.

A resident of the area, Saleem, said the cleric was "pardoned ignorantly".

He said the cleric, on several occasions, had boasted of the influence he wields and ended up having his way. "I am totally disappointed," he said.

The cleric declined comments when contacted on Monday by this correspondent.

He accused PREMIUM TIMES of maligning his personality and trying to smear his religion.

"What do you want me to say again? Don't call me again. I'm telling you to back off this case," he yelled on phone.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/348707-how-family-ignored-lawyer-pardoned-cleric-who-raped-16-year-old.html

Too bad for Nigeria's image

At least 23 Nigerians are on death roll in Saudi Arabia over drug-related offenses. This was revealed in a statement released by the Saudi Arabian Government on Saturday.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdu-Aziz International Airport, Madinah.
The suspects were said to have concealed the narcotic substance in their rectum, an act the Saudi Government says contravenes its narcotic and psychotropic substances rules.

The offense is punishable by death. The latest case is coming few weeks after Saudi authorities executed Kudirat Afolabi for drug trafficking and Saheed Sobade, another Nigerian, reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine in Jeddah.

They were said to have been arrested between 2016 and 2017 at King Abdul-Aziz International Airport, Jeddah and Prince Muhammad bin Abdu- Aziz International Airport, Madinah having concealed the banned substances in their rectums, the Saudi document revealed.

The names of the convicted persons were given as:

Adeniyi Adebayo Zikri
Tunde Ibrahim
Jimoh Idhola Lawal
Lolo Babatunde
Sulaiman Tunde
Idris Adewuumi Adepoju
Abdul Raimi Awela Ajibola
Yusuf Makeen Ajiboye
Adam Idris Abubakar
Saka Zakaria
Biola Lawal
Isa Abubakar Adam
Ibrahim Chiroma
Hafis Amosu
Aliu Muhammad
Funmilayo Omoyemi Bishi
Mistura Yekini
Amina Ajoke Alobi
Kuburat Ibrahim
Alaja Olufunke Alalaoe Abdulqadir
Fawsat Balagun Alabi
Aisha Muhammad Amira
Adebayo Zakariya.

This is coming a few weeks after the Saudi authorities executed Kudirat Afolabi for drug trafficking and Saheed Sobade, another Nigerian, reportedly nabbed with 1,183 grams of cocaine powder in Jeddah.

https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/amp/news/281024/23-nigerians-to-be-executed-in-saudi-arabia.html