Akeredolu Orders Probe As Brother Accuses Chief Judge Of Illegal Detention
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has directed a probe of the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu, for allegedly detaining her half brother, Olupelumi Fagboyegun, for three years after he got back from the United States.
The probe is sequel to a viral video in which Fagboyegun accused the chief judge of effecting his arrest and detention because he went to their father’s home.
Fagboyegun, who said he had been living abroad for over 30 years before he returned to Nigeria in 2018, said he had been arraigned five times while the charges had also been amended five times all in a bid to delay his trial.
He called on Nigerians to come to his aid as there was no way he could get justice in Ondo State.
According to him, “I am calling on you to rescue me from the Ondo State judiciary which is being run as a family affair, that if you don’t know anybody, you cannot get justice. I have been living abroad for over 30 years.
“I came for holiday in Nigeria and to my father’s house. I share the same father with the Chief Justice of Ondo State. I was arrested at my father’s place, was locked up and charged with forceful entry into my father’s house.
“Even if I was convicted of this crime, it only carries a one-year prison penalty. But I have been on open remand for the past three years. The case has been on for three years because the Chief judge of Ondo State influenced the judicial system and I have been unable to get justice.
“They have changed judges five times and have arraigned me five times. They have changed their charges five times and up till today, February 15, 2021, the case is still pending. Please come and rescue me.”
All efforts to reach the CJ was not successful but the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has directed the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to investigate the allegation.
Akeredolu on his Twitter handle said, “I have instructed my AG to investigate the allegation. We will ensure the investigation is thorough, fair and transparent.”
The order by the Governor was carried out in a statement issued by the AG, through his personal assistant, Adenike Akinbosade.
