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This piece was taken from the Leadership Newspaper.

Two judgements delivered within the last one week by two different courts send powerful messages to both the poor and the rich in the country. On Wednesday, in Abeokuta, a magistrate court headed by Idowu Olayinka sentenced 49-year-old Mustapha Adesina to two years in prison for stealing vegetables valued N5, 000. This Monday, in Abuja, a former director of the Police Pension Board, Yakubu Yusuf, who admitted he stole N32.8 billion, received an even lighter sentence from Justice Abubakar Talba of the FCT High Court: two years in jail or payment of N750, 000 fine. In other words, the latter convict was told to pay 0.0015 of what he stole and walk home free while the former, who probably could not pay the N10, 000 fine given him as an option, would spend two years in jail.

With these contrasting judgements, no one needs to be reminded anymore that justice in Nigeria is a travesty. Little wonder why the prisons are brimming with the poor and the unknown while the rich and the powerful who commit more grievous crimes get away scot-free. Indeed, convicts like Yusuf have become the new normal. Former Edo State governor Lucky Igbinedion, who was found guilty of stealing N9 billion, was fined N3 million after a fraudulent process called “plea bargaining”. Cecilia Ibru was said to have crippled Oceanic Bank plc after stealing more than N190 billion, but she spent just four months, not in jail but in a hospital; there are now even reports that she has reclaimed most of her properties that had been confiscated. Former inspector-general of police Tafa Balogun stole N17 billion but was sentenced to six months in jail – and he spent most of the term in a hospital too.

Those are among the few celebrated cases that ended up in the court slapping the influential convicts on the wrist. The cases of many others have either been buried in endless litigations or forgotten altogether. The man who stole vegetables – most likely out of poverty and probably to feed himself and his family – will spend two years in jail while all the suspects in the murders of Bola Ige, Marshal Harry, Aminoasari Dikibo, Funsho Williams, Dipo Ojerinde and others have been freed.

While members of the executive arm of government are the usual culprits in embezzlement of public funds, it could be safely concluded that the Nigerian judiciary is the greatest cog in the country’s wheel of progress. For all the public outcry against corrupt judges, the temple of justice in this country is still tainted with the putrid smell of corruption. Almost always, it is chicken thieves who steal to stay alive that get sentenced while those who steal billions of naira can buy their way out of trouble. Knowing that it is money that can set them free, treasury looters have learned to steal very huge sums: “the bigger the loot, the safer.”

These days, Supreme Court judges are given the privilege of nominating and appointing the minister of justice/attorney-general of the federation, and ditto for many states. This has ensured that corruption is kept alive at the expense of the country and the ordinary people of the land.

Clearly, justice has been exiled from the Nigerian soil. Only last week, a court in South Africa convicted MEND terrorist Henry Okah after a trial that lasted three months. His accomplices in Nigeria are still undergoing trial; it was after the South African court found Okah guilty that the Nigerian court hurriedly found one of the suspects standing trial for the October 1, 2010, bombing, Edmond Ebiwere, guilty. And, a little over a year ago, it took a court in the United Kingdom to send ex-governor James Ibori to jail. The former governor of Delta State had been discharged and acquitted by a Nigerian court for the same offences. Nigerians have not forgotten Michael Aondoakaa, the most roguish attorney-general of the federation so far; he has been banned from entering the United States for crookery but the Nigerian authorities have not got the message the US is sending.

Is it strange, then, that no “big man” in Nigeria is in jail today in spite of the monumental corruption witnessed every day? No. What exists in the country is like a cult of the rich and influential who control the executive, legislature and judiciary. Convict Yusuf is lucky to belong to that club. And it has earned him the freedom he needs so much. Out of the N32.8 billion he embezzled, he would have lost less than N1billion through forfeiture of his properties, payment of a fine and getting “justice” done speedily. He may even buy back the confiscated properties with the balance of the looted billions remaining with him. And he will enjoy the rest of the money in the most beautiful cities of the world – and live happily ever after.

The vegetable thief from Abeokuta must be full of anguish now, knowing that Nigeria is hellish to poor thieves but magnanimous to the rich ones. In this country, the judiciary has since ceased to be the last hope of the common man; it has become the last refuge of crooks. Is it surprising then that many of our young people are carrying arms against the state via one terrorist group or the other?

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Hungry 27-year-old man jailed 6 months for stealing N1, 200. That was an headline news in the premium times. its only justice for the poor, while the rich just smile and get a pat on the back. I smell revolution coming sooner than expected.

Who is that judge?,how did he come to that conclusion?, is he in his right senses?,how much was he given to pronounce this type of judgement?.He has no shame.That judgement does not comensurate with the offence committed.How on earth will that type of judgement discourage other people from looting the treasury.Definately , he is one the bad eggs in the judiciary system,that need to be disgaced publicly and prosecuted.
Death penalty is the only solution to looters and their collaborators.

IS ITN'T TIME WE STARTED A ROLL CALL OF SHAME FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS WHOSE DUTY TO THEIR BELLIES SUBSUMED THEIR SENSE OF HONOUR.
THIS JUSTICE TALBA MOHAMMED IS OF THE SAME MORAL FIBRE AS JUSTICE AWOKUNLEHIN WHO WASHED IBORI CLEAN FOR $5M AND DECLARED HIM GUILTLESS. I VOTE WE INAUGURATE A ROLL CALL OF SHAME STARTING WITH THIS JUSTICE MOHAMMED TALBA
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Still in shock, wish i could just lay my hands on an ak47, God help me, I will send the judge and the criminal blazing into hell.

This is jus pure madness. Am short of words, now i believe GEJ is really fighting corruption.

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All the people involved in this barbaric act should face the full weight of the law, not only in Aluu but also the Mubi student callous killings. Enough is Enough.

Nigerians have spoken with one voice to hell with Sanusi and his cohorts.

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President Badluck Jonathan, Watever is the outcome of this your devilish action will hunt you till u die.

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With deep regret and sorrow we announce the almost passing away of our once beloved pay tv provided hitv whose sudden comma was cursed by lack of vision and identity, bad management, amongst others. As we await your final burial except if an investor comes to your rescue other wise you are on your own. shekena

dodos, olaslasho@yahoo.com. remember first come first serve.

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All, is so so sad to see d great divide that is looming around the corner. They are times when I reflect back at the way we used to tackled fta issues some years back on this same fora. I remember vividly with the help of Oga Badaru when Nilesat used to be  the in- thing. How he came to my home on his birthday 25dec 2008 or 2009, just to see green on any difficult sat was like winning a jackpot. I Happen to b the very first on this fora to hit Nilesat with fantastic signal qty in lagos with Oga Badaru directing the AFFAIRS. We all celebrated at that achievement Its a known fact, Enitan, Olofofo toxnaija maddox Adewest obnelly twinstaiye,George d, pitodenz and some other great minds which i can't recollect very well but they know themselves. We tracked anything trackable, ran after sat feeds like mad,We were always eager to be the first one to track new birds, it was so much fun. Everyone became an addict of fta. Even when we had to used codes we always end like this" this is for educational purposes only. watching pay tv for free is illegal. We never threw caution to the wind. We had our rules, even at that time we had no group or groups all we did was pick up your phone and pass sensitive info. Recklessness on sensitve info made the group thing very important and for safety reasons too.  I got my first car from one of the great minds i met on this fora.There was so much love and care for each other. Lets all go back to the good ol days one luv. fta for live. Am hurting inside seeing what this lovely fora has turned into.

Dstv Shut Over Non Payment Of Tax

What a shame with all d money dstv makes they cannot pay there tax, but they have the money to start running after dxxgle sellers. 

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), yesterday, shut down the Lagos office of Multichoice Nigeria, operators of the cable TV network, DSTV, for tax offences.
Investigations revealed that the cable TV firm owed the state about N130 million in unpaid taxes.
Customers who went to the company’s Head office at Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island, yesterday, were swiftly turned back by the tax officials from LIRS who stationed themselves at the Multichoice premises.
Reports from the office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Taxation, Mr Bola Shodipo have however confirmed that Multichoice is already negotiating the terms for settling the tax arrears, and that the office would be reopened by the LIRS once the conditions are met.

http://nigerianmailonline.com/dstv-office-sealed-over-n130m-tax-arrears

Breaking news! Dstv office shut over non payment of tax. #150million can u just imagine running after dongle sellers and not payin there tax thereby defrauding d govt.

All. this freebies on dsthieves has a motive. guys shine ur eyes.

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ALL, put the unmarried card on an old dstv decoder ds900. it wil open the ss channels then put it back into the strong decoder gbam! becomes open, but after a day the channels went back to scrambled. for now this is how it is.

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All, have always blieved that dsthieves are already digging there own grave. Very soon there eyes will open and by that time it will be too late.

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