Last week, activist and leader of the Joint Legal Action Aids JLAA, Kingsley Ughe, shared the story of a Nigerian man, Olatunji Olaide, who was in prison for 24 years for a crime he did not commit.
Another NGO, Legal Defence and Assistance Project – (LEDAP), has just released a statement saying Mr Olaide died in 2012 shortly after he was released and that no one should make any cash donations on his behalf. Read the statement below
LEDAP CALLS ON THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO DESIST FROM MAKING DONATIONS TO ANY ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF OLATUNJI OLAIDE
Our attention has been drawn to the fraudulent reports circulating on social media platforms requesting for cash donations from the members of the public to assist Olatunji Olaide who spent twenty four years in prison for an offence he never committed. We were also notified that one Mr. Kingsley Ughe, the Chief Lawyer of Joint Legal Action Aid claimed to have represented Mr. Olatunji Olaide at the Court of Appeal on his conviction for…
