Watch the
suspects sing like birds here now as much as you want, because once they get a lawyer,
you are not likely to ever see them saying all this again.
The moment a
lawyer is introduced into the equation, their plea is going to be ‘Not Guilty’
and they may even repudiate their confessions and accuse the
police of obtaining their statements under duress.
That way, they
will go in for a protracted trial wherein every book will be thrown at the
judge to stave off the conclusion of the case for another five years, by which
time the public has since forgotten and moved on.
It is a strategy
that has been used over and over again and will continue to be used by
criminals and their bent lawyers until something is done about our judicial
system.
Meanwhile, kudos
to the team who handled this case. They have made the police proud in the midst
of the rot threatening to swallow the force. It has taken roughly one month to
crack this case. A record, considering
that in that period, detectives have been to Cotonou, Benin Republic and Nnewi,
Anambra State, where Odera who is in his final year was arrested on the school
premises. The team has worked with
telecom companies to get leads from the SIM thrown away by the suspects and
have collaborated with the Immigrations to obtain useful information.
I’m kind of
curious to find out how the police got the resources to do this thorough
investigation within such a short period.
Anyway, this
police team deserve commendation. I hope they get it.
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