SOUTHERN ACTRESS IBINABO FIBERESIMA SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT, LOSES APPEAL BY WESTERN JUDGE
Remember the Ibinabo story? The Last has not been heard of it. Let me take you down memory lane because with due respect many of you were still too young to be interested in the news when this happened.
On Sunday, 26th of February 2006, Ex-beauty queen, Singer Sensational acctress and embattled president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was driving recklesslesy along Lekki-epe expressway when she accidentally lost control of her vehicle and rammed into the car conveying the a Medical Director at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital Alhaji Giwa Suraj. She abandoned the vehicle and reportedly bailed off to attended to her injuries at the hospital. The police traced the borrowed vehicle to its owner and arrested Fiberesima at the Hospital reported Nigeriafilms.com on 21st March 2006.
Ibinabo was arrested and arraigned befor a magistrate court sitting and Lagos and fined the sum of N100,000 on charges of Manslaughter.
On Sunday, 26th of February 2006, Ex-beauty queen, Singer Sensational acctress and embattled president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was driving recklesslesy along Lekki-epe expressway when she accidentally lost control of her vehicle and rammed into the car conveying the a Medical Director at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital Alhaji Giwa Suraj. She abandoned the vehicle and reportedly bailed off to attended to her injuries at the hospital. The police traced the borrowed vehicle to its owner and arrested Fiberesima at the Hospital reported Nigeriafilms.com on 21st March 2006.
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Unsatisfied with this judgement, the then Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Supo Sasore (SAN), prompted the state government to take the case to the Lagos State High Court.
This saw to the upturning of the fine and the consequent issuing of a fresh sentense of 5 year jail term to Ibinabo on charges of dangerous and reckless driving.
The matter was taken before a high court and some strong powers delayed till 2016.
Power finally changed hands at the centre, judges seem to be clearing up case files faster these days.
On Friday however, the matter came up again and the High court upheld the decision to the appeal court. Vanguard reported that In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur the court held that the trial Magistrate Court lacked the discretion to grant Ibinabo option of fine having been convicted. The Court further held that the appeal lacked merit and thereby dismissed it accordingly. Other members of the panel are Justice U.I. Ndukwe-Anyanwu (Mrs.) (presiding) and Justice Tijani Abubakar respectively. You can READ MORE here.
This means that if Ibinabo loses at the supreme court also, this beauty would spend five years in prison for a crime committed 10 years ago..
Truly the law has a long arm
Truly the law has a long arm
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