A lawyer, John Oloyede has disagreed with claims that the judicial procedure involving Henry Okah, leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is a travesty of justice.
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr Oloyede stated that “in fact, that’s what justice should be like.”
The lawyer who stated that ‘justice delayed is justice denied,’ lamented the typical practice in the Nigerian justice system whereby criminal cases are adjourned instead of being attended to expeditiously.
He said such cases are usually flooded by frivolous appeals and applications which tie the hands of the judge.
Commenting about the silence of the Nigerian government regarding Mr Okah’s sentencing, he said that “the position of the government is to maintain sordid silence.”
