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Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Tochaigh: 3:03pm On Mar 12, 2016
Eruditor:


Emotive trash.

You even called the deceased "Innocent". What is to say he wasn't on his way to kill a debtor or that he would not have an accident that would have taken someone else's life say 2 months after that day?

Did Ibinabo set out on that very day to kill him?

So his family lost a breadwinner, a brother, father, one who gave 7 years of his life to becoming a doctor, but her family won't lose anybody when she goes to jail? Her husband won't lose a wife? Her kids won't lose a mum?

I thought you were saying what is sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander? Why the glaring hypocrisy?

The only thing that can be determined as justice will be what the law has to say about involuntary manslaughter. If the option of a fine was available and the first court issued that, then there is no need for the emotional hot air you are spewing.

She is guilty of the crime, but should not be a reckless victim of judicial eye-service and pandering.

If you are not related to her, then you her insane.

Driving under the influence and killing someone in the process should receive at least a 15yrs jail term.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 3:18pm On Mar 12, 2016
What do you mean do not castigate her. She must be severely castigated and warned. The death of this man was 100% completely avoidable. Nobody forced her to drink. She was drunk and CHOSE to get behind the wheel of a car and drive. She was negligent and caused the death of an innocent man. This can not happen to anyone.

People with decency and maturity would have known to either hail a taxi or allow someone sober to drive. To top it all off after she killed the man she fled the scene. She has not taken accountability for her actions. Don't make excusesfor this woman and say she is allowed to be human? What nonsense. She killed a human being. We must value human life. She must be held accountable for her actions.

marycool18:
This issue is very sensitive, it's a lesson to all 'em celebrities who feel because they are living the good life, safety and caution should be damned.

She was at fault and probably was the reason they rushed to pay the initial 100k.

But then this can happen to any other person, reason may not be a DUI but any other, let her get served what she deserves but don't castigate her she is allowed to be human!
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 3:27pm On Mar 12, 2016
Are you OK in the head? You are calling her a victim? Because the law is being applied correctly? This woman drank herself to a stupor and killed an innocent man. She must pay the consequence of her action. The law says she should be punished in jail for 5 years

GOOD FOR HER

Her children aren't losing thier mother. She is still alive. After serving her time she will come back home and hopefully behave more responsibly. They have the option of visiting her in prison. How can you consider a fine the equivalent of a human life. She robbed a family of thier son, husband, brother, father. He will never be able to live his life again. Her being locked away from society for 5 years is barely justice. She has shown no remorse for her actions publicly that is acceptable.

This man's death was 100% avoidable. Had ibinabo gotten a taxi that night or allowed a sober person to drive he would still be alive. Stop making excuses for a killer.

Eruditor:


Emotive trash.

You even called the deceased "Innocent". What is to say he wasn't on his way to kill a debtor or that he would not have an accident that would have taken someone else's life say 2 months after that day?

Did Ibinabo set out on that very day to kill him?

So his family lost a breadwinner, a brother, father, one who gave 7 years of his life to becoming a doctor, but her family won't lose anybody when she goes to jail? Her husband won't lose a wife? Her kids won't lose a mum?

I thought you were saying what is sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander? Why the glaring hypocrisy?

The only thing that can be determined as justice will be what the law has to say about involuntary manslaughter. If the option of a fine was available and the first court issued that, then there is no need for the emotional hot air you are spewing.

She is guilty of the crime, but should not be a reckless victim of judicial eye-service and pandering.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 3:43pm On Mar 12, 2016
Actually, eyewitness reports claim that ibinabo not only fled the scene of the crime but also took with her the particulars of the car. She tried to remove evidence that would implicate her. The car she was driving did not belong to her, but a friend. In her mind if she left the particulars there the police would track down her friend who would then implicate her. So she killed someone and then ran away. She is disgusting. And the family of the victim also claim ibinabo has never to this day apologized to them face to face for her actions.

She is a public figure, that is the position she has chosen for herself. She should have made a statement accepting responsibility for her actions. She should be the damn spokesperson against drinking and driving and it's dangers. BUT no instead she's carrying on as if she didn't stupidly cause the death of an innocent man.

Please stop defending her. Because there is no argument you can give that makes sense. There is no sympathy for ibinabo here. If she accidentally killed this man while sober and driving reasonably responsible then a case could be made in her defense. That is not the case here. The law is the law. She is legally and morally responsible here.

Emotion aside. Her actions led to the death of someone and based on eyewitness and family testimony her behaviour after the incident shows a lack of remorse and respect.

Eruditor:


I think you are getting things conflated. Rapists and murderers don't commit their crimes by happenstance, that's why they are charged under the provisions of first degree murder or rape cases. In her case, she committed involuntary manslaughter. She did not set out to have him killed, her negligence and carelessness caused his death.

Should the law take it's toll, sure, but not under emotive guises. That's my argument. Did she flee the scene? Did she blame the deceased? Did she protest her innocence? The answer to all these questions is NO.

Yet what you hear in the media space is that she wasn't acting remorseful because she posts pics of her daughter in the USA or that she attends functions and events? Does this make sense to you?

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Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Tbamo(m): 4:00pm On Mar 12, 2016
Eruditor:


I understand you, but I think the sentence is harsh. Brandy, the American singer, had the same issue and she didn't go to jail.

points to consider
1. she was drunk
2. she was driving against traffic
3. she tampered with evidence by removing documents from the car
4. your claim that the family's needs are not taking into consideration is wrong
5. brandy was not drunk and was not breaking any traffic laws
6. in the West DUIs are no longer placed under involuntary manslaughter, they are either voluntary o culpable homicides
7. the lagos AG has every right to seek further redress ( the case of the south African legless sprinter comes to mind)
8. we all know 100k as the initial punishment was a slap on the wrist
9. there are no provisions for fines for any form of manslaughter in the constitution
10. Based on the facts she should have been fined what she would have earned in a five year duration and with what we are hearing should run into millions even( if a fine was allowed)


her pride also got the better of her. If she had appealed to the family earlier on they would have put in a word. that usually sways courts but even th family is pissed

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Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 4:09pm On Mar 12, 2016
Brandy didn't go to jail because after the investigation was conducted she was not found at fault. She was not intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. They accident involved about 5 other cars. The victim of the crash was discovered to have braked quickly after rear ending the car in front of her which did not give Brandy ample time to react accordingly. So she rear ended her car. The victims car was pushed into oncoming trafic and a bunch of other cars were involved. The report is public so you can go and read it yourself. Her car was going at 65miles an hour.


You can not compare the two cases. Brandy was not negligent. But she has a heart. She knew the value of a life and even though no criminal cases were charged against her due to insufficient evidence the family of the dead woman chose to sue her civilly. Most likely because out of the 5 cars involved she was the richest and most prominent. If she took it to court she would have won. There are cameras on the highway and eyewitness reports. The district attorney chose not to file because there was no case. Brandy has a heart and knows the value of a human life. She chose to settle the family out of court and compensated them monetarily. Even though she was not at fault for the death of the woman. She acknowledged that the accident took place and someone died, others were injured.

In ibinabo case it is evident she was at fault. The sentence is coming late because she refused to accept her sentence and kept appealing. Had she done her time when the initial 5 years was given she would have completed it by now

Eruditor:


I understand you, but I think the sentence is harsh. Brandy, the American singer, had the same issue and she didn't go to jail.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 4:10pm On Mar 12, 2016
Brandy didn't go to jail because after the investigation was conducted she was not found at fault. She was not intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. They accident involved about 5 other cars. The victim of the crash was discovered to have braked quickly after rear ending the car in front of her which did not give Brandy ample time to react accordingly. So she rear ended her car. The victims car was pushed into oncoming trafic and a bunch of other cars were involved. The report is public so you can go and read it yourself. Her car was going at 65miles an hour.

You can not compare the two cases. Brandy was not negligent. But she has a heart. She knew the value of a life and even though no criminal cases were charged against her due to insufficient evidence the family of the dead woman chose to sue her civilly. Most likely because out of the 5 cars involved she was the richest and most prominent. If she took it to court she would have won. There are cameras on the highway and eyewitness reports. The district attorney chose not to file because there was no case. Brandy has a heart and knows the value of a human life. She chose to settle the family out of court and compensated them monetarily. Even though she was not at fault for the death of the woman. She acknowledged that the accident took place and someone died, others were injured.

In ibinabos case it is evident she was at fault. The sentence is coming late because she refused to accept her sentence and kept appealing. Had she done her time when the initial 5 years was given she would have completed it by now

Eruditor:


I understand you, but I think the sentence is harsh. Brandy, the American singer, had the same issue and she didn't go to jail.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 4:15pm On Mar 12, 2016
Why are you so steaddast in your ignorance here.nkbody is on your side. Sit down and think about it man. A man is dead and you're saying she should be considered? Are you kidding me. 5 years is a soft jusgement for someone who murdered an innocent human being.

What are you saying. If she did her time when the initial 5 year judgement was given she woukd have been out by now

Eruditor:


Not all manslaughter cases are for 5 years. The law is not a mechanical tool that must turn in one direction. You can't just look at the impact it made to the victim's family. Her's has to be considered too.

And we wonder why people would rather hit and run than stay, own up to the crime and be sentenced for 5 years.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by naheem8307(m): 4:35pm On Mar 12, 2016
dammytosh:
No need for any sentiment on this issue.

Well said...

She should serve the sentence.

She is a f00lish woman. She has no good advisers. I remember calling her out when she was flaunting her daughter on her birthday.

She recklessly killed the bread winner of a family (A medical doctor), instead of moving close and trying to ease their pain.

I thought she will have sense enough to start a trust / foundation in the Doctor's name and assist raise funds based on her influence to get scholarships for his children. Doing this alone is enough to show remorse and make the family drop any charges against her.

Rather, She was busy flaunting her daughter on Social Media, going for gigs. I heard that she was even drunk again at the AMVCA after party.

She did not manage the whole stuff well and deserves 10-20 years jail term because she might not have killed the Doctor if she was not drunk (That is a statement of fact recognized by the law. So her recklessness led to the death of the Doctor. It was not a mechanical fault.)

No need for sentiments and emotion. The Law is clear on what penalty for Involuntary Man Slaughter should be.

The court knows better and no amount of tribal, ethnic, religious or emotional sentiment can prevent the law from taking its course since she does not know how to use emotional intelligence to get an out of court settlement.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Chuksyno(m): 5:05pm On Mar 12, 2016
Souljeezy:
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Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by trappatoni(m): 5:05pm On Mar 12, 2016
Joygalore:
God bless you for this piece.

She has to face the law.She isn't remorseful at all.

Making public appearances like,"nothing dey happen" but now "something must happen"
that's the most annoying part, she even got drunk again at the AMVCA. SHE' S NOT JUST TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER ACTIONS.

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Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by aribisala0(m): 7:48pm On Mar 12, 2016
Eruditor:


Not all manslaughter cases are for 5 years. The law is not a mechanical tool that must turn in one direction. You can't just look at the impact it made to the victim's family. Her's has to be considered too.

And we wonder why people would rather hit and run than stay, own up to the crime and be sentenced for 5 years.
The law often can be a Mechanical tool. It is called Mandatory Sentencing Tariff. Where a Mandatory Tariff is set the trial judge has NO DISCRETION whatsoever. This case therefore is important for several reasons even beyond the subject here. The appeal court has helped affirm that absence of or LIMITS TO discretion as a principle of our Jurisprudence and so one can be certain that this case will be cited often in that regard.

I hope she takes the matter to the Supreme Court so that that particular point of jurisprudence is "settled".
Unfortunately for her it does not appear that her lawyers appealed the guilty verdict and she indeed accepted it and paid the fine.That was a mistake. A very big one indeed. I do not know if it is too late to do that now but that should have been the focus of her team. I suspect it may be as she PAID THE FINE

With regard to the actual tariff the Magistrate had no power to issue a fine and that has been overturned ,rightly in my view,by the higher court.

The actual sentence of 5 years seems harsh particularly in Nigeria where people get away with such things virtually daily and so I Can only take a spiritual /deterministic view . I do not think she set out to kill anyone but the law takes a very dim view of criminally negligent behaviour in general and uses a form of words like "Reckless or heedless as to the consequences" of one's actions to capture scenarios where there is no malicious intent but merely a "lack of due care or concern".
The following scenarios would be considered in the UK as having a HIGHER LEVEL of culpability attracting very severe fines between 4-7 years

1. Driving impaired by PRESCRIBED MEDICATION KNOWN to cause sedation
2. Attention distracted e.g by use of mobile phone
3. Driving when knowingly suffering from medical condition which impairs skills
4. Failure to adequately maintain vehicle

Other factors taken into consideration are


Irresponsible behaviour at time offence



(n) behaviour at the time of the offence, such as failing to stop, falsely claiming that one of the victims was responsible for the crash, or trying to throw the victim off the bonnet of the car by swerving in order to escape (o) causing death in the course of dangerous driving in an attempt to avoid detection or apprehension (p) offence committed while the offender was on bail.’

The list of aggravating factors was followed by one of mitigating factors, as follows:



‘(a) a good driving record; (b) the absence of previous convictions; (c) a timely plea of guilty; (d) genuine shock or remorse (which may be greater if the victim is either a close relation or a friend); (e) the offender's age (but only in cases where lack of driving experience has contributed to the commission of the offence), and (f) the fact that the offender has also been seriously injured as a result of the accident caused by the dangerous driving.
Those with technical interest can see
Regina V Cooksley and

also related sentencing guidelines


http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/death_by_dangerous_driving/
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by fortune1968: 8:29pm On Mar 12, 2016
all convicted armed robbers,murderers, thieves have also learnt their lesson and let prisons doors be thrown open ! silly idea ! 5 years is too small for the recless woman ,left to me ,20 years imprisonment !
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Nobody: 9:17pm On Mar 12, 2016
I agree with you and dammytosh. This should serve as a lesson to the so called yeyebrities who think they are demi gods and can get away with anything....they should keep in mind that GEJ's tenure is over.

newgroom:
We have a great problem in this country. I keep on saying, the death of Gani has put the lid on human right activism in this country. I am yet to see any other person that is as objective, as fair, as apolitical and as unbiased.

Because you call yourself a celebrity, you have the temerity to DUI - an action that led to the death of a medical doctor. Yet some people are not ashamed enough to sermonise us she has learnt her lesson. We should pray for her.. blah.. blah..blah.. They are even clamouring for the collection of 1m signatures. For what? So she can be left off the hook? If the victim is your family member, would you have maintained this position?

Consider an innocent man who invested 7 years of his life in the university only for your to cut short his life like that because of your carelessness. He left behind a wife, children, parents and other relatives. The wife became a widow and the children; fatherless. The parents lost their son and the family, their breadwinner. Now you don't want to take consequences for your action because of the condition of the prison. I ask, do you know the condition of where this man is today? Do you know what the family is passing through? Dr. Giwa naa fe e se baba awon omo e pe na. O fee se oko iyawo e titi di ojo ogbo. Oun naa fee gbehin awon arugbo re fa. Now all these have become history.

From my observation of this lady, she has not learnt her lesson. She has refused to lie low and continue to behave in the public as if "noting spoil". She has refused to understand that anytime she's in the new, the family hurts. Her public comportment is as if she's not bothered. DUI is a great offence. In fact that 5 years, to me, is not enough. Let her go and serve it.

This is not about anything but justice. The family deserves justive. The state deserves justice. Let this serve as deterrent to others who think they can do anything and get away with it. Just like we are clamouring for the prosecution of Pastor TB Joshua, we are also clamouring that justice should be done in the case of Ibinabo and the State. What is sauce for the goose must also be, for the gander.

If you must drink, drink yourself to stupor but please stay indoor.

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Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by jamjo: 9:42pm On Mar 12, 2016
newgroom:
We have a great problem in this country. I keep on saying, the death of Gani has put the lid on human right activism in this country. I am yet to see any other person that is as objective, as fair, as apolitical and as unbiased.

Because you call yourself a celebrity, you have the temerity to DUI - an action that led to the death of a medical doctor. Yet some people are not ashamed enough to sermonise us she has learnt her lesson. We should pray for her.. blah.. blah..blah.. They are even clamouring for the collection of 1m signatures. For what? So she can be left off the hook? If the victim is your family member, would you have maintained this position?

Consider an innocent man who invested 7 years of his life in the university only for your to cut short his life like that because of your carelessness. He left behind a wife, children, parents and other relatives. The wife became a widow and the children; fatherless. The parents lost their son and the family, their breadwinner. Now you don't want to take consequences for your action because of the condition of the prison. I ask, do you know the condition of where this man is today? Do you know what the family is passing through? Dr. Giwa naa fe e se baba awon omo e pe na. O fee se oko iyawo e titi di ojo ogbo. Oun naa fee gbehin awon arugbo re fa. Now all these have become history.

From my observation of this lady, she has not learnt her lesson. She has refused to lie low and continue to behave in the public as if "noting spoil". She has refused to understand that anytime she's in the new, the family hurts. Her public comportment is as if she's not bothered. DUI is a great offence. In fact that 5 years, to me, is not enough. Let her go and serve it.

This is not about anything but justice. The family deserves justive. The state deserves justice. Let this serve as deterrent to others who think they can do anything and get away with it. Just like we are clamouring for the prosecution of Pastor TB Joshua, we are also clamouring that justice should be done in the case of Ibinabo and the State. What is sauce for the goose must also be, for the gander.

If you must drink, drink yourself to stupor but please stay indoor.




I don't know this lady in person and will not judge her , But i hope the authority will not let this lady out . Until we Nigerians understand that no one is above the law and DUI a serious ..
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by fieldmarshal001(m): 11:02pm On Mar 12, 2016
Eruditor:


Emotive trash.

You even called the deceased "Innocent". What is to say he wasn't on his way to kill a debtor or that he would not have an accident that would have taken someone else's life say 2 months after that day?

Did Ibinabo set out on that very day to kill him?

So his family lost a breadwinner, a brother, father, one who gave 7 years of his life to becoming a doctor, but her family won't lose anybody when she goes to jail? Her husband won't lose a wife? Her kids won't lose a mum?

I thought you were saying what is sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander? Why the glaring hypocrisy?

The only thing that can be determined as justice will be what the law has to say about involuntary manslaughter. If the option of a fine was available and the first court issued that, then there is no need for the emotional hot air you are spewing.

She is guilty of the crime, but should not be a reckless victim of judicial eye-service and pandering.
can you compare losing a loved one till eternity to just not seeing a loved one always as it used to be but will definitely see that loved one back again after a while? Pls be sincere. She's only going for 5 years during which her family has the priviledge of visiting her regularly but can the doctors family do the same?
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by PweshyNonny: 11:41pm On Mar 12, 2016
Styms I read d comments pple make n begin to wonder, r dis guys reali human beings? C dem all comin to judge s1 4 a murder she committed unintentionally. Niggas whether or not she killed d man, d man was destined to die dat day. Dis happnd 11yrs ago 4 pit sake nt yesterday. It's an accident mehn nt a murder case infact. U guys yan as if she murdered d man in a cold blood 4gettting dat we all kill pple n ain't judged. D earlier pple here start acting lyk literates d beta 4 us all.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by PweshyNonny: 11:42pm On Mar 12, 2016
fieldmarshal001:
can you compare losing a loved one till eternity to just not seeing a loved one always as it used to be but will definitely see that loved one back again after a while? Pls be sincere. She's only going for 5 years during which her family has the priviledge of visiting her regularly but can the doctors family do the same?
. Are u reali sure u went to skul @ all?
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by kazman117: 4:09am On Mar 13, 2016
irunooboo:
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MR LAWYER IBINABO undecided WHERE IS YOUR BRAIN
Under his shoe
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by kazman117: 4:14am On Mar 13, 2016
PweshyNonny:
Styms I read d comments pple make n begin to wonder, r dis guys reali human beings? C dem all comin to judge s1 4 a murder she committed unintentionally. Niggas whether or not she killed d man, d man was destined to die dat day. Dis happnd 11yrs ago 4 pit sake nt yesterday. It's an accident mehn nt a murder case infact. U guys yan as if she murdered d man in a cold blood 4gettting dat we all kill pple n ain't judged. D earlier pple here start acting lyk literates d beta 4 us all.
Go n read d story 4rm begining. Actually d killing was unintentional bt is an offence 2 drive under d influence of alcohol and dere is penalTy 4 dat
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by dantedante: 6:04am On Mar 13, 2016
President Buhari is on a revenge mission on those actors and actresses that were paid to campaign for Goodluck
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by fieldmarshal001(m): 7:08am On Mar 13, 2016
PweshyNonny:
. Are u reali sure u went to skul @ all?
now I know I'm talking to an educated illiterate. My bad.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Bigchief46(m): 11:30am On Mar 13, 2016
Eruditor:


The state appealing the sentence is what I find most incredulous. It beggars reasoning. Once she was seen as guilty by the court that is when the state should have made a case for the sentence. If after the sentence, the state feels she deserved more, then to me that is just reckless pandering by the court. How can the court claim there is no fine for manslaughter in Nigerian law? So if she had a burst tyre that caused her to swerve and kill the victim, she should not pay a fine but instead go to jail for 5 years and that's justice?
I am late to comment because I did not want to comment; reason being that I don't usually comment on legal issues when I don't have all the facts of a matter as what you get in the media is sometimes unreliable or out rightly false. I would however like to just say this: your reference to a burst tire shows you don't appreciate the issues. If she had a burst tire that led to an accident from which someone died; she won't be found guilty of manslaughter in the first place unless she was speeding excessively to the point that a burst tire would inevitably lead to the car swerving off to another lane or summersaulting. As you know, not all bust tires lead to swerves, etc. The point is that manslaughter connotes some form of negligence (such as DUI). To give an example: if I shoot my gate man with my pistol because I caught him on top of my wife, that is murder. If I accidentally shoot my gateman while trying to clean my pistol because I did not take the precaution of first putting the safety on & removing any bullet in the chamber, then that is manslaughter. Even if there is no DUI involved but only excessive speeding for instance or breaching traffick lights which leads to an accident from which death results, it is still manslaughter. I have not taken the time to look at the Criminal Code (which is at the office while I am home this Sunday) but if it is true, as some say, that the punishment for the offense is five years without option of fine; the the Appellate Court is right to set aside the sentencing by the trial Court and in its place impose the penalty prescribed by Statute
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Memejem: 2:21pm On Mar 13, 2016
You are a very ignorant person. She killed someone unintentionally which is called manslaughter. She knew the risks of driving while intoxicated and it resulted in his death. It is a crime that any reasonable person would not have committed. She was recklessly. The reason it's taking to long is that she continues todelay and refuses to accept her sentencing to go to jail. Had she accepted she would have been out of jail 6 years ago.

Nobody is above the law. She killed someone and should pay for it. You have no respect for human life. I bet you when they find a politician that has stolen billions of naira from the Nigerian public you will also stand and argue that his sentence j jail for corruption is unjust.

People with your mentality is why nigeria is a laughingstock to all civilized countries. You won't allow for the law to reign.

PweshyNonny:
Styms I read d comments pple make n begin to wonder, r dis guys reali human beings? C dem all comin to judge s1 4 a murder she committed unintentionally. Niggas whether or not she killed d man, d man was destined to die dat day. Dis happnd 11yrs ago 4 pit sake nt yesterday. It's an accident mehn nt a murder case infact. U guys yan as if she murdered d man in a cold blood 4gettting dat we all kill pple n ain't judged. D earlier pple here start acting lyk literates d beta 4 us all.
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by Nobody: 10:50am On Mar 16, 2016
Eruditor:


Emotive trash.

You even called the deceased "Innocent". What is to say he wasn't on his way to kill a debtor or that he would not have an accident that would have taken someone else's life say 2 months after that day?

Did Ibinabo set out on that very day to kill him?

So his family lost a breadwinner, a brother, father, one who gave 7 years of his life to becoming a doctor, but her family won't lose anybody when she goes to jail? Her husband won't lose a wife? Her kids won't lose a mum?


I thought you were saying what is sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander? Why the glaring hypocrisy?

The only thing that can be determined as justice will be what the law has to say about involuntary manslaughter. If the option of a fine was available and the first court issued that, then there is no need for the emotional hot air you are spewing.

She is guilty of the crime, but should not be a reckless victim of judicial eye-service and pandering.

In case you are trained to read good and lengthy write-ups, please do

http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/03/exclusive-sister-of-late-doctor-killed.html#more
Re: Between Ibinabo Fiberesima And The State by yetdam4ril: 9:05pm On Mar 26, 2016
Trash upon trashes, go get brain abeg

Emotive trash.

You even called the deceased "Innocent". What is to say he wasn't on his way to kill a debtor or that he would not have an accident that would have taken someone else's life say 2 months after that day?

Did Ibinabo set out on that very day to kill him?

So his family lost a breadwinner, a brother, father, one who gave 7 years of his life to becoming a doctor, but her family won't lose anybody when she goes to jail? Her husband won't lose a wife? Her kids won't lose a mum?

I thought you were saying what is sauce for the Goose is sauce for the Gander? Why the glaring hypocrisy?

The only thing that can be determined as justice will be what the law has to say about involuntary manslaughter. If the option of a fine was available and the first court issued that, then there is no need for the emotional hot air you are spewing.

She is guilty of the crime, but should not be a reckless victim of judicial eye-service and pandering.[/quote]

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