By Hazeez Balogun
Ibinabo Fiberesima’s 5-year jail sentence was upheld.
It came as a rude surprise to me last Thursday when Ibinabo’s manslaughter case became a hot topic once again. The case was reopened and the option of fine which she had paid was thrown out by the appeal court.
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She is to commence the sentence of five years of imprisonment. As expected, her lawyers had filed another appeal and this time, it is going to the highest court of the land, The Supreme Court.
But the question is, why is the case back in court? I remember when the case was still very fresh and the unfortunate accident that took the life of innocent Suraj Giwa just occurred. Some said she was drunk, some said she did it on purpose, some were on her side, but many, very many more wanted her head.
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I wanted her head as well, at least justice my must be done. Many times, celebrities get away with crimes which mortals cannot get away with. Many even believe the universe revolves around them. With my profession, I meet many of them. I usually make a mental assessment of them in terms of their level of humility and pride. And this helps me to gauge my level of interaction with them.
Ibinabo for me was at the tipping end of my pride-o-meter. I had never met her one on one, but there was something peacocky about her and I just try to avoid close interaction. I detest being snubbed like the next man. So when the story of the crash broke, I did not have any qualms about writing how I felt. How justice must prevail. I put hands to keyboard …Read More
Source:: The NET
