Human rights activist and legal practitioner, Mr Femi Fslana, has called on the Osun State Government to re-open prosecution of killers of former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige (SAN).
Falana made this call on Tuesday while speaking in Lagos at a lecture to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Ige’s assassination titled “The International Criminal Court and its Role in fighting against impunity.”
He condemned the police investigation of the murder and also the government of the day as at December 23, 2011 when Ige was murdered.

“I want to commend Dr. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State for instructing his Attorney-General to re-open cases of crimes committed in the last 10 years. I want the case file of Chief Bola Ige to be re-opened and Osun State be allowed to investigate and prosecute the matter,” he said.

He lamented that the killers of the late AGF were never brought to justice.
“The chief suspect in the crime was made a senator while investigation was going on and the then president of Nigeria came on television to say that every accused person is presumed innocent until he is convicted.

Three days after the killing, the police commissioner of Oyo State said they have apprehended the killer but later called a press conference to say that the man is deranged, the man was never shown. Suspects were arrested but it was clearly a prosecution designed to fail.
“Remember a suspect who had confessed that he was offered N50million to commit the crime later recanted what he had said. We are demanding for the trial of Chief Ige’s killers. If they are not willing to do it. The ICC is there,” he said.

Falana noted that over 20000 people have been killed in the last 12 years through extrajudicial killings. He asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor to investigate the Jos killings.
In addition, the called on the ICC to be fair and credible by prosecuting Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister and George Bush former American President who he said, committed worse crimes than any African leader.
In the same vein, leading senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Niyi Akintola called for a Truth Commission to e established to investigate and make public the mystery surrounding the death of Ige.

“Imagine a star witness with the main suspect in the same cell. On the day Fryo would recant, he was clutching a bible and saying he was being threatened so we held his hands and prayed with him. He shot us in the heart when he recanted. We should have a Truth Commission to unravel the death of Uncle Bola Ige so that some of us can tell the public what we faced during and after the trial. At least, there is circumstantial evidence,”Akintola said.

However, Ekiti state governor, Doctor Kayode FAyemi opined that the perpetrators of the crime would have their conscience pricked when his followers gather to mourn him every year even if they are not tried.
“In addition to going after the criminals, we should make available the legacy of Chief Bola Ige. Every time they see us gathering together their conscience will prick them,” Fayemi said.

Other notable speakers at the anniversary include vice president of the International Criminal Court of Justice in Hague, Justice Akua Kuenyehia; former Osun state governor Chief Bisi Akande; OSun state governor, RAuf Aregbesola; Mrs Maryam Uwais and; family members of the late AGF which include Muyiwa Ige, Tokunbo Ige and Funso Adegbola


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They should have used Soyinka investigative journalism to smoke out the killers, instead of wasting their time on other issues that does not call for their attention.

hahaha! Yoruba nefa see notin for naija
i dey laff well well

Wetin Yoruba do una?
You don't have to be wicked even if your name be shukwuIKA.

Sha na wetin Iya-Igbo teach una be that,am sure not.
Be good ehen shikodi shogbo?
Lol!

This is Yoruba in inhumanity on Yoruba. The killers and their sponsors are not from any other region than SW. So they should not look beyond there Yoruba states in finding the supposed assassins and there paymasters.

I thin if they should look within they'll know those that are responsible for the death of Bola Ige, Dopo Dina and other SW politicians that ahve been murdered in cold blood.

chino11:

This is Yoruba in inhumanity on Yoruba. The killers and their sponsors are not from any other region than SW. So they should not look beyond there Yoruba states in finding the supposed assassins and there paymasters.

We have never looked beyond the walls of the east for Human eaters and kidnappers

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You have alot of problem rattling you in your back yard, killings, killings and some more killings all in the Yoruba land. You should be more concerned with the madness, lawlessness and high insecurity raging in your region than coming here to rant.