REJOINDER: BARRISTER VINCENT EGECHUKWU OBETTA WAS SACKED BY NNAMDI KANU FOR INCOMPETENCE AND UNPROFESSIONALISM
We
read with shock, the lies spewed out by Barrister Vincent Egechukwu
Obetta in his interview with Petrus Obi of Sun Newspaper on June 21,
2016. To put the records straight, Barrister Obetta was sacked by the
leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. For working
with the DSS to indefinitely detain Nnamdi Kanu, Barrister Obetta was
fired by our leader in person when Obetta visited him at Kuje prison. It
is on record that you, Obetta, refused to work with other lawyers
knowing fully well that this is a major international case requiring the
input of more than one person (Obetta) who as it turns out is a
lecturer and not actually a practising lawyer.
For
the avoidance of doubts, it was Barrister Gab Egbule that secured
Nnamdi Kanu’s bail at the Magistrates Court and not Obetta and the
records are there to prove it. It is also on record that Barristers
Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Gab Egbule prepared the arguments that led to the
respected Justice Ademola dismissing the frivolous DSS charge of
terrorism and not Barrister Obetta. It must be revealed to the entire
world that when unconditional release was ordered by the court,
Barrister Obetta refused to file contempt of court charge against the
DSS for failing to obey court order. Had Obetta filed this charge
against Buhari and his DSS on behalf of our leader, no court would have
had the effrontery to continue with the bogus charge of treasonable
felony.
It
is no secret that Barrister Obetta worked hand-in-hand with the DSS for
financial reward to sabotage the genuine efforts of other lawyers
working to set Nnamdi Kanu free. It was Obetta that connived with the
DSS to advice our leader to reject Justice A. R. Mohammed on the grounds
that he is a Hausa-Fulani Muslim when your fellow lawyers advised you
that Justice Mohammed is a good man. You, Obetta, knew that the removal
of Justice A. R. Mohammed will result in a biased judge like John Tsoho
being brought in to handle the case.
Why did you, Obetta, not stand up in court to reject Justice Mohammed rather than advising your client, Nnamdi Kanu, to do so thereby effectively condemning him in the eyes of Nigerian judges who feel slighted that one of their own was rejected in an open court?
Why did you, Obetta, not stand up in court to reject Justice Mohammed rather than advising your client, Nnamdi Kanu, to do so thereby effectively condemning him in the eyes of Nigerian judges who feel slighted that one of their own was rejected in an open court?
Barrister
Obetta, can you tell the world where you got the money with which you
bought a house at Trans-Ekulu in Enugu? You, Barrister Vincent Obetta,
openly canvassed for political appointment at DSS office as a reward for
ensuring that our leader remained behind bars. It is known to everyone
that you, Obetta, connived with DSS to continue the illegal detention of
our leader at DSS dungeon when he should have been transferred to a
prison facility as he is now.
We
would like to ask: did you Obetta not advice our leader to discontinue
the court case and remain indefinitely in prison? These are the reasons
why you were sacked. You did not resign, you were dismissed. Any lawyer
in the defence team of our leader who is found to be afraid of the
Nigerian Government, DSS or any of her agents will be sacked no matter
who you are. The case against our leader is the biggest legal case in
the history of Nigeria and we won't let anyone mishandle it.
It
is worthy to note that Barrister Obetta met with Igbo politicians
without briefing his client. If Obetta resigned, how come he ran away
with the case file? Obetta thinks IPOB is an amateurish organisation but
he and his DSS handlers are clearly mistaken. Barrister Obetta will
still be cited to the relevant legal authorities for gross misconduct.
If he is in doubt he should ask Judge John Tsoho who will most
definitely be disgraced out of office.
Respectfully yours,
Mazi Uchenna Asiegbu
Head, Directorate of States of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
Mazi Uchenna Asiegbu
Head, Directorate of States of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
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