A Rivers State High Court Judge, Justice I. Wordi, has discharged and acquitted a man accused of participating in a kidnapping operation which occurred in 2023.
Speaking to Radio Nigeria shortly after judgment was delivered, counsel to defendant, Mr. Obadiah Charles, appreciated the Presiding Judge for ensuring that justice prevailed in the case of a man who became a victim of a lack of diligent investigation.
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He explained that the Defendant Inspector Atausen Luke, who was detained for more than eight months, was also dismissed from the Nigerian Police Force following the kidnap allegations and prayed the Inspector General of Police to restore him to his job following his acquittal by the court of law
Delivering his judgement, Justice Wordu said the prosecutors did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused was guilty of the crime he was accused of, as the only evidence linking him was not provided in evidence. The witnesses who testified to be present at the scene of the crime did not see the accused at the crime scene.
