‘It is deeply saddening that some media stations which ought to be conscience of the Nigerian people are shylocks ready to carry the instructions of the highest bidder’
This were the words of Sir Agams KSJI, one of the counsels representing Chief Dr. Cletus Ibeto CON Omekannaye and Miri Mara Ugo himself today at the Lagos State High Court as he read with tears in his eyes and sorrow in his heart what the legal profession is turning into in our beloved Country.
He further stated that cases are won in court and not on television or social media and what the nominal complainant is currently doing is media and cosmetics trial and it is prejudicial, totally unnecessary and calculated attempt to tarnish the cherished image of his client and that he will not hesitate to activate all the legal arsenal available to bring any media house to justice regardless who is involved.
Barr. Agams KSJI, further stated that the publishers are economical with the truth and unprofessional in their reportage.
That the defendant filed and served notice of preliminary objection challenging among other things the territorial jurisdiction of the Lagos State High Court to hear and determine the information where all the facts took place in Rivers State and a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on the 29th day March 2023 affirmed that Chief Omekannaye is the legitimate owner of the property in issue.
It may interest the general public that the nominal Complainant has filed an appeal at the Port Harcourt division of Court of Appeal against the judgment and instead of waiting for the outcome of the Appeal, he went and instigated this frivolous and baseless trump-up charge against an innocent man which we are confident that they will fall like park of cards because they are without substance.
It is very importantly to note that the Prosecution has no response to our watertight notice of preliminary objection which in the course of hearing we shall distinguished the cases the Prosecution is brandishing that territorial jurisdiction will wait until after an arraignment bearing in mind current decision of Abuja division of Court of appeal concerning Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu which was decided with the same Administration of Criminal justice Act, 2015 .Therefore, the appellate court has been consistent from the time of James Ibori VS. FRN till date on the issue of territorial jurisdiction of the court must be determined before any other step could be taken in the case.
We therefore urge the general public to disregard the sponsored half truth and treat same as bunkum as we attached the subsisting judgment and the nominal complainant notice of Appeal and our unchallenged and uncontroveted Notice of preliminary objection and make your findings.
