Tears of Joy As Anambra Court Acquits 19 Men Held in Prison for 15 Years for Being Members Of MASSOB (Photo)

The nineteen persons shed tears of joy after the court acquitted them of treason and terrorism charges and ordered their release after 15 years in detention.

19 men accused of being members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and held in detention for 15 years have been set free.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra state capital discharged and acquitted the nineteen persons accused after the government failed to prove the charges brought against them.

The nineteen persons shed tears of joy after the court acquitted them of treason and terrorism charges and ordered their release after 15 years in detention.

One of those released, Casmir Odorka, pictured above, expressed gratitude to God for eventually setting him free after 15 years of being held in detention for a crime he never committed.

''I give God all the glory for my life. Over fifteen n years in prison but today, I am free''

Anambra court acquits 19 men held in prison custody for 15 years over claims they were MASSOB members

One of the acquitted persons who couldn't contain his joy after regaining his freedom fifteen years after his arrest, said

''I am a business man. I have two stores and I left them unlocked. They picked me up and took me to the police station. I told my neighbors that I would be coming back in the next one hour. This is the next one hour. 15 years. I left my shop unlocked. I didn't know anything. Today I regained my freedomTo God be the glory. None of us died. I give God the glory''

The trial judge said the prosecutors failed to establish proof for treason and terrorism charges levelled against the nineteen accused persons.

Counsel to the acquitted persons, Okoli Akirika, said;

''The judge came to the conclusion that there was no iota or scintilla of evidence adduced by the prosecution against the defendants. It took more than fourteen years to come to this conclusion and this brings to fore one of the defects in our criminal justice system. This is a case in which people wasted their youthful years.''

MASSOB is a secessionist group demanding the creation of Biafra.

seunmsg:
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB members.

seunmsg:
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB members.

seunmsg:
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB members.

Amumaigwe:


May Peter Obi continue to torment you with more restlessness.

Megatrix:

Will you shut up and stop making foolish posts? What concerns Peter Obi with Federal SARS? And Obi never had any issues with MASSOB at any time. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed the sympathy of MASSOB because he was Ojukwu's political God son. You just keep exposing your ignorance with all these nonsensical posts you make.

hungryboy:
what is this clown even saying?

seunmsg:


How m demanding for justice for those killed by Peter Obi Pandora. You have a problem with that?

seunmsg:


Maybe you were still a toddler when Peter Obi Pandora ordered the killing of MASSOB members and had their dead bodies dumped into the Ezu river.

See, go and learn your history and stop posting out of ignorance. Peter Obi Pandora gave the order for the killings and he must pay for his evil deeds.

KingEverest:
if they can hire a good lawyer they can slam a hefty lawsuit on their accusers

Megatrix:

You talk like a fool because it's only a fool that will keep talking with certainty about things he knows nothing about. I was in Anambra state during the tenure of Peter Obi and there was never a time Peter Obi gave such an order. This rubbish story of yours only happened in your dream.

hungryboy:
killed by Peter Obi?

If Peter Obi sue you for slandering him now, you go dey beg

seunmsg:


Beg who? My lawyers are on standby. Tell him to hurry up with the case.

FallenShitHole:

Mumu, just shut up on what you do not know. You were in Anambra, yet you didn't know that Peter ordered the killing of massob members which he dumped into Ezu river? This is in the public knowledge. Even oke bekee of Imo state will in future deny all the killings of Igbos going on now in his administration.

Megatrix:

Will you shut up and stop making foolish posts? What concerns Peter Obi with Federal SARS? And Obi never had any issues with MASSOB at any time. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed the sympathy of MASSOB because he was Ojukwu's political God son. You just keep exposing your ignorance with all these nonsensical posts you make.

seunmsg:


Beg who? My lawyers are on standby. Tell him to hurry up with the case.

seunmsg:


Maybe you were still a toddler when Peter Obi Pandora ordered the killing of MASSOB members and had their dead bodies dumped into the Ezu river.

See, go and learn your history and stop posting out of ignorance. Peter Obi Pandora gave the order for the killings and he must pay for his evil deeds.

seunmsg:


The murderer must be called out to pay for his crimes no matter how some of you feel about it. Those killed and their loved ones are crying for justice. Stop supporting evil because of politics.

LegendHero:

The person you quoted is correct.

Here you go.