Ibori Uk Trial; Asaba Judge Wrote No Letter

The Asaba Judge trying the Ibori case wrote ne letter to the London Southwark Crown Court Judge trying Udoamaka Okonkwo and others.

Moreover, Aondoakaa played no role in the whle affair!

The purported letter from the trial judge in the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State in the matter of FRN vs. Cheif James Onanefe Ibori and others to a trial court in London did not happen after all, but is only a figment of some peoples imagination; so said Barrister Emeka Arinze, the legal counsel to the former governor of Delta State, Mr James Ibori.

Furthermore, information available to us indicates that it was a London Lawyer that wrote Mr. Arinze, who then replied on the strength of the letter from Asaba Court, but he attached that relevant letter (below) from the Registrar of Asaba Federal High Court; “that is what they claim came from the Asaba Judge”, An Ibori associate emphasized.
 
In a strongly worded rebuttal to Justice Idris Legbo Kutiji (GCON), Chief Justice of the Federation Supreme Court of Nigeria titled, FRN Vs. Cheif James Onanefe Ibori and others; Petition  Against Honourable Justice M. Awokulehin of The Federal High Court, Asaba. Barr Arinze stated that the Asaba Judge “did not write any letter to any court, whether in Nigeria or the UK”.
The learned counsel said “to put the facts and records straight on the relationship between the London courts trying Udoamaka Okonkwo and others on similar charges in Nigeria and the transmission of documents”; any letter written, or any correspondence shared was between him and the Asaba Court, and between him and a London Lawyer.

To get to the bottom of the matter, Elombah.com asked for and got copies of the correspondences between Barrister Emeka Arinze of Emeka Arinze & co and the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State.

In the first letter (posted here) from Arinze to the Asaba Court written on 23rd Sept 2009, As the solicitor representing the accused persons, he asked of the Asaba Judge; “1. When the briefs of the parties were filed and exchanged, 2. When was the matter adjourned to and for what purpose?

In the courts reply (posted here) on September 30, 2009, the Federal High Court Registrar replied; “Be it confirmed that the prosecution filed their brief on the 17/8/09 while Counsel to the Accused Persons filed theirs on 4/8/09 and both parties have duly exchanged their briefs. On 6th August, 2009, the matter was further adjourned to 26th October, 2009 to enable all the parties in the case (the Prosecution and defence) to adopt their respective briefs.

Recall that in the letter allegedly written to the trial court in London, the Southwark Crown Court was said to be informed that the case at the Federal High Court, Asaba would be disposed off at the next adjourned date on October 26, 2009. But according to an Aid to the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, “if there was no letter to any court, there would be no contents in a non-existent letter”.
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Asaba is not igbo.