Ighoho’s Lawyer, Yomi Alliyu [SAN] Denies Getting Financial Support For Litigation

Yomi Alliyu (SAN), the legal counsel to Yoruba activist, Sunday
Adeyemo aka Sunday Ighoho on Saturday denied claims by some groups
and individuals that they are the sponsors of the case filed before
the Oyo State High Court to contest the fundamental rights of the
activist.

Alliyu stated that his group did not get any amount of money
from any individual or group to support the cause, adding that, “it
has come to our notice that various groups and individuals that
have nothing to do with the case filed by Chief Sunday Adeyemo
a.k.a Igboho Oosa have been laying claims to sponsoring the suits
and/or criticising decisions of the court thereon.”

“We want to be quick to say that as of today, no group and/or
individual has contributed a kobo to the two cases going on in
Nigeria to wit, his aides’ case in Abuja and the Ibadan matter.
Various peanuts offered by some very loud groups have been turned
down by me on my client’s instructions,” Alliyu stated.

According to him, Igboho has been carrying his cross alone with
no assistance from home or abroad! People should be brave to
challenge any individual and/or group asking them for money on bail
on his behalf or those of his aides.

He stated that bail is free in all courts in Nigeria and as such
neither Igboho nor his aides needed assistance on bail, reiterating
that “our client is willing and able to prosecute his matters to
logical conclusions without peanuts being offered by those claiming
to be involved in his struggle.”

“We also wish to educate those criticising the bail conditions
ordered by the Federal High Court, Abuja. The criticisms are
unfounded and only came out of ignorance of the law on bail. The
judge has a discretion which had been exercised by him judicial and
judiciously in our matter,” he stated.

The legal counsel emphasised that the sagacity and bravery of
the judiciary should be commended in this season of anomy where
security outfits, especially DSS, are lords unto themselves with no
respect for the rule of law or institution for same.

“We should not forget so soon the invasion of judges homes in
what they tagged “sting operations” to embarrass not the judges
concerned but to cow the institution into total submission and
oblivion. This is why every democrat and believers in the rule of
law should give loud ovations to Igweatu J. of the Federal High
Court, Abuja and Diran Akintola J. of Oyo State High Court. Today
is definitely history, tomorrow,” Alliyu stated.

Speaking further on the bail issue, he stated that bail is for
an individual and can never be granted jointly and “if two people
stands for eight defendants what happens if one absconds? Will the
judge now lift the bail hitherto granted to the rest seven?

“The group criticising the bail terms have very eminent lawyers
in their midst and have direct access to the undersigned thereby
putting serious doubt as to whether the criticism emanated from
them or from the usual fifth columnists in the security outfits
bent on putting wedges on the joint efforts of the populace
searching for justice.”

“If we have problem in perfecting the terms of the bail we can
always go back to court for variation or at worst appeal.
Definitely we cannot do any of these on the pages of newspapers and
neither shall we encourage anybody to do that for our clients. We
are not oblivious of the facts that our client’s matter cuts across
diverse interests in Nigeria

especially Yorubas but his legal teams comprise of almost all
ethnic groups in Nigeria since justice has neither colour nor
smell! It is in this wise that we implore all to kindly ask for
clarificationa from us before passing comments in the media,”
Alliyu said.

He concluded that all the parties concerned have not shown any
act inimical to the course of justice in the two matters before the
court adding that he has to put on record efforts by “OODUA NATION
GROUP” to stand as sureties for their members and all others
granted bail by the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Yomi Alliyu (SAN), the legal counsel to Yoruba activist, Sunday
Adeyemo aka Sunday Ighoho on Saturday denied claims by some groups
and individuals that they are the sponsors of the case filed before
the Oyo State High Court to contest the fundamental rights of the
activist.

Alliyu stated that his group did not get any amount of money
from any individual or group to support the cause, adding that, “it
has come to our notice that various groups and individuals that
have nothing to do with the case filed by Chief Sunday Adeyemo
a.k.a Igboho Oosa have been laying claims to sponsoring the suits
and/or criticising decisions of the court thereon.”

“We want to be quick to say that as of today, no group and/or
individual has contributed a kobo to the two cases going on in
Nigeria to wit, his aides’ case in Abuja and the Ibadan matter.
Various peanuts offered by some very loud groups have been turned
down by me on my client’s instructions,” Alliyu stated.

According to him, Igboho has been carrying his cross alone with
no assistance from home or abroad! People should be brave to
challenge any individual and/or group asking them for money on bail
on his behalf or those of his aides.

He stated that bail is free in all courts in Nigeria and as such
neither Igboho nor his aides needed assistance on bail, reiterating
that “our client is willing and able to prosecute his matters to
logical conclusions without peanuts being offered by those claiming
to be involved in his struggle.”

“We also wish to educate those criticising the bail conditions
ordered by the Federal High Court, Abuja. The criticisms are
unfounded and only came out of ignorance of the law on bail. The
judge has a discretion which had been exercised by him judicial and
judiciously in our matter,” he stated.

The legal counsel emphasised that the sagacity and bravery of
the judiciary should be commended in this season of anomy where
security outfits, especially DSS, are lords unto themselves with no
respect for the rule of law or institution for same.

“We should not forget so soon the invasion of judges homes in
what they tagged “sting operations” to embarrass not the judges
concerned but to cow the institution into total submission and
oblivion. This is why every democrat and believers in the rule of
law should give loud ovations to Igweatu J. of the Federal High
Court, Abuja and Diran Akintola J. of Oyo State High Court. Today
is definitely history, tomorrow,” Alliyu stated.

Speaking further on the bail issue, he stated that bail is for
an individual and can never be granted jointly and “if two people
stands for eight defendants what happens if one absconds? Will the
judge now lift the bail hitherto granted to the rest seven?

“The group criticising the bail terms have very eminent lawyers
in their midst and have direct access to the undersigned thereby
putting serious doubt as to whether the criticism emanated from
them or from the usual fifth columnists in the security outfits
bent on putting wedges on the joint efforts of the populace
searching for justice.”

“If we have problem in perfecting the terms of the bail we can
always go back to court for variation or at worst appeal.
Definitely we cannot do any of these on the pages of newspapers and
neither shall we encourage anybody to do that for our clients. We
are not oblivious of the facts that our client’s matter cuts across
diverse interests in Nigeria

especially Yorubas but his legal teams comprise of almost all
ethnic groups in Nigeria since justice has neither colour nor
smell! It is in this wise that we implore all to kindly ask for
clarificationa from us before passing comments in the media,”
Alliyu said.

He concluded that all the parties concerned have not shown any
act inimical to the course of justice in the two matters before the
court adding that he has to put on record efforts by “OODUA NATION
GROUP” to stand as sureties for their members and all others
granted bail by the Federal High Court, Abuja.