I had a conversation today with Fejiro Oliver,
his family and lawyer. I can now intimate us of
the following facts: Fejiro was arraigned before
a Magistrate who drafted three count charges
against him which includes “intimidation” and
“extortion”. He pleaded not guilty to the three
counts and was remanded in Niger State
Medium Prison until the 14th October, 2014.
The family had briefed a lawyer since Tuesday
23rd, 2014 who proceeded toMinna, Niger
State the same day and is currently taking
legal steps to secure the release of Fejiro from
prison custody. Fejiro while discussing with me
on phone did not only assert his innocence
but laughed at the concocted and fabricated
allegations leveled against him by the DSS and
the Niger State Government though he is
concern that some disgruntled elements may
seek to rely on same to tarnish his image. He
has challenged the DSS to make public the
evidence that he ever demanded or attempted
to extort any sum of money from any official
of the Niger State Government.
He equally narrated how many of the
journalists who came to cover the media
briefing by the DSS on Monday 22 September,
2014 engaged the DSS in a heated argument as
they saw no basis for his arrest. One of the
DSS officer then pushed him into a waiting
vehicle to avoid further communication with
the media.
He insisted that the trump-up charges were
brought up after his arrest because he rejected
the directive to discontinue his reports on his
investigations into the corrupt activities of the
Niger State. It might interest us to know that
the corrupt practices which he unravelled and
which are backed by documentary evidence is
up to the tune of N40 billion. This explains
why the Niger State Government is seeking
retrieval of documents in his possession and
insisting that he should discontinue his
reports. This is the core issue.
Nigerians should understand that it takes very
few men to blow the whistle in this country.
Those who dare do this are often targeted for
attacks, assassination, persecutions. Fejiro
Oliver is being haunted not because he stole
government money, or attempted to extort
money from government officials but because
he refused to play along and dance to the
tunes of those bleeding our country to death.
Fejiro appreciates the efforts of Nigerians who
are campaigning for his freedom.
Meanwhile, his lawyer is expected to address
the media tomorrow Thursday 24th
September, 2014 in Minna, Niger State.”


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