Deji Adeyanju begs Patience Jonathan to discontinue jewellery theft case

…says 1 accused dies successful situation custody

By Gabriel Ewepu

ABUJA – A quality rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, Tuesday, begged erstwhile Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, to compassionately discontinue the lawsuit implicit alleged stealing of jewellery aft 1 of the accused persons, Sahabi Liman, allegedly died successful situation custody.

Adeyanju made the plea successful an unfastened missive titled ‘ Open Letter by Deji Adeyanju to Dame Patience Jonathan aft the decease of Her Former Domestic Staff Standing Trial for Theft of Jewelry successful Bayelsa Prison’, and signed by him, which was made disposable to Vanguard.

According to him, Liman allegedly fell earnestly sick successful situation and died. He added that “death is simply a reminder that justness delayed truthful severely becomes nary justness astatine all.”

The missive reads successful full: “For much than 5 years now, 15 of your erstwhile home unit person been lasting proceedings implicit allegations of missing jewellery. They were arrested successful 2019, kept successful custody, and person since been dragged done the courts without resolution. Along the way, 1 of them, Sahabi Liman, fell earnestly sick successful situation and has present died. That decease is simply a reminder that justness delayed truthful severely becomes nary justness astatine all. It should besides marque america look again astatine the full lawsuit and the toll it has taken connected each involved.

“This is nary longer astir the stolen jewelry, but astir radical who person been locked up and suffering for excessively long. Even if they had been recovered guilty, they would not person spent this agelong down bars for specified an offense. And if they are innocent, past we person each watched them endure for nothing. Punishment indispensable person proportion, and what is happening present is acold beyond proportion.

“I truthful entreaty to you arsenic a parent fig successful our federation to discontinue this lawsuit arsenic an enactment of fairness, to fto compassion usher your determination and let these ex-workers a accidental to rebuild their lives.”

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