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ElectroLyte: 4:31pm On Nov 26, 2021
Tears of Joy As Anambra Court Acquits 19 Men Held in Prison for 15 Years for Being Of MASSOB (Photo)

The nineteen persons shed tears of joy after the court acquitted them of treason and terrorism charges and ordered their release after 15 years in detention.

19 men accused of being of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and held in detention for 15 years have been set free.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra state capital discharged and acquitted the nineteen persons accused after the government failed to prove the charges brought against them.

The nineteen persons shed tears of joy after the court acquitted them of treason and terrorism charges and ordered their release after 15 years in detention.

One of those released, Casmir Odorka, pictured above, expressed gratitude to God for eventually setting him free after 15 years of being held in detention for a crime he never committed.

''I give God all the glory for my life. Over fifteen n years in prison but today, I am free''

Anambra court acquits 19 men held in prison custody for 15 years over claims they were MASSOB

One of the acquitted persons who couldn't contain his joy after regaining his freedom fifteen years after his arrest, said

''I am a business man. I have two stores and I left them unlocked. They picked me up and took me to the police station. I told my neighbors that I would be coming back in the next one hour. This is the next one hour. 15 years. I left my shop unlocked. I didn't know anything. Today I regained my freedomTo God be the glory. None of us died. I give God the glory''


The trial judge said the prosecutors failed to establish proof for treason and terrorism charges levelled against the nineteen accused persons.

Counsel to the acquitted persons, Okoli Akirika, said;

''The judge came to the conclusion that there was no iota or scintilla of evidence adduced by the prosecution against the defendants. It took more than fourteen years to come to this conclusion and this brings to fore one of the defects in our criminal justice system. This is a case in which people wasted their youthful years.''

MASSOB is a secessionist group demanding the creation of Biafra.

https://www.tori.ng/news/187433/tears-of-joy-as-anambra-court-acquits-19-men-held.html?s=08

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otokx(m): 4:33pm On Nov 26, 2021
There has to be some compensation from the acc.

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KingEverest: 4:33pm On Nov 26, 2021
shocked if they can hire a good lawyer they can slam a hefty lawsuit on their accs

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SpecialAdviser(m): 4:34pm On Nov 26, 2021
Useless Nigerian police.

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Inkling(f): 4:34pm On Nov 26, 2021
Who will pay them back the 15 years ?

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ERockson: 4:34pm On Nov 26, 2021
Good

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seunmsg(m): 4:37pm On Nov 26, 2021
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB .

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hungryboy(m): 4:43pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB .
what is this clown even saying?

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bigdammyj: 4:47pm On Nov 26, 2021
Noted

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illicit(m): 4:50pm On Nov 26, 2021
shocked

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Amumaigwe: 4:51pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB .

May Peter Obi continue to torment you with more restlessness.

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JavaScript90: 4:58pm On Nov 26, 2021
Evil Nigerian government

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Megatrix: 4:59pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:
The lucky ones that Peter Obi Pandora did not massacre using Akwuzu SARS during his bloody reign in Anambra.

Congratulations to them for the freedom. I am still very hopeful that one day, Peter Obi will pay for the crimes he committed against innocent MASSOB .
Will you shut up and stop making foolish posts? What concerns Peter Obi with Federal SARS? And Obi never had any issues with MASSOB at any time. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed the sympathy of MASSOB because he was Ojukwu's political God son. You just keep exposing your ignorance with all these nonsensical posts you make.

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seunmsg(m): 5:04pm On Nov 26, 2021
Amumaigwe:


May Peter Obi continue to torment you with more restlessness.

The murderer must be called out to pay for his crimes no matter how some of you feel about it. Those killed and their loved ones are crying for justice. Stop ing evil because of politics.

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seunmsg(m): 5:06pm On Nov 26, 2021
Megatrix:

Will you shut up and stop making foolish posts? What concerns Peter Obi with Federal SARS? And Obi never had any issues with MASSOB at any time. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed the sympathy of MASSOB because he was Ojukwu's political God son. You just keep exposing your ignorance with all these nonsensical posts you make.

Maybe you were still a toddler when Peter Obi Pandora ordered the killing of MASSOB and had their dead bodies dumped into the Ezu river.

See, go and learn your history and stop posting out of ignorance. Peter Obi Pandora gave the order for the killings and he must pay for his evil deeds.

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seunmsg(m): 5:07pm On Nov 26, 2021
hungryboy:
what is this clown even saying?

I am demanding for justice for those killed by Peter Obi Pandora. You have a problem with that?

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hungryboy(m): 5:14pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:


How m demanding for justice for those killed by Peter Obi Pandora. You have a problem with that?
killed by Peter Obi?

If Peter Obi sue you for slandering him now, you go dey beg

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Megatrix: 5:14pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:


Maybe you were still a toddler when Peter Obi Pandora ordered the killing of MASSOB and had their dead bodies dumped into the Ezu river.

See, go and learn your history and stop posting out of ignorance. Peter Obi Pandora gave the order for the killings and he must pay for his evil deeds.
You talk like a fool because it's only a fool that will keep talking with certainty about things he knows nothing about. I was in Anambra state during the tenure of Peter Obi and there was never a time Peter Obi gave such an order. This rubbish story of yours only happened in your dream.

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FallenShitHole: 5:18pm On Nov 26, 2021
KingEverest:
shocked if they can hire a good lawyer they can slam a hefty lawsuit on their accs
Stop talking like a fool. As if you don't know that you are in the dungeon called nigeria. Some of you come in here to talk absolute shiat like daft and dumb people. I hope you can start to see why these men were fighting for Biafra, a nation where you can talk about good lawyers and hefty lawsuits.

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FallenShitHole: 5:20pm On Nov 26, 2021
Megatrix:

You talk like a fool because it's only a fool that will keep talking with certainty about things he knows nothing about. I was in Anambra state during the tenure of Peter Obi and there was never a time Peter Obi gave such an order. This rubbish story of yours only happened in your dream.
Mumu, just shut up on what you do not know. You were in Anambra, yet you didn't know that Peter ordered the killing of massob which he dumped into Ezu river? This is in the public knowledge. Even oke bekee of Imo state will in future deny all the killings of Igbos going on now in his istration.

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seunmsg(m): 5:21pm On Nov 26, 2021
hungryboy:
killed by Peter Obi?

If Peter Obi sue you for slandering him now, you go dey beg

Beg who? My lawyers are on standby. Tell him to hurry up with the case.

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hungryboy(m): 5:26pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:


Beg who? My lawyers are on standby. Tell him to hurry up with the case.
Ok Clown

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Megatrix: 6:52pm On Nov 26, 2021
FallenShitHole:

Mumu, just shut up on what you do not know. You were in Anambra, yet you didn't know that Peter ordered the killing of massob which he dumped into Ezu river? This is in the public knowledge. Even oke bekee of Imo state will in future deny all the killings of Igbos going on now in his istration.
You are a good for nothing fool!! Will you take your stupid ass off my mentions!! I deal with facts not rumours that are manufactured and spread by fools like you. Provide any evidence of where Peter Obi made such an order or take your smelly ass and get lost!!

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LegendHero(m): 7:26pm On Nov 26, 2021
Megatrix:

Will you shut up and stop making foolish posts? What concerns Peter Obi with Federal SARS? And Obi never had any issues with MASSOB at any time. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed the sympathy of MASSOB because he was Ojukwu's political God son. You just keep exposing your ignorance with all these nonsensical posts you make.
The person you quoted is correct.

Here you go.

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Drogunov: 7:42pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:


Beg who? My lawyers are on standby. Tell him to hurry up with the case.

Ha! Werey! See this nigga that depends on salary that is forming elitist here. Go and report me again o.

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Drogunov: 7:43pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:


Maybe you were still a toddler when Peter Obi Pandora ordered the killing of MASSOB and had their dead bodies dumped into the Ezu river.

See, go and learn your history and stop posting out of ignorance. Peter Obi Pandora gave the order for the killings and he must pay for his evil deeds.

Fair enough. Same way Tinubu your saviour will pay for his.

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Drogunov: 7:46pm On Nov 26, 2021
seunmsg:


The murderer must be called out to pay for his crimes no matter how some of you feel about it. Those killed and their loved ones are crying for justice. Stop ing evil because of politics.

Can you imagine. This coming from you? Is it not for thr same reasons you have been ionately licking Tinubu's balls?

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Megatrix: 8:14pm On Nov 26, 2021
LegendHero:

The person you quoted is correct.

Here you go.

You expect me to accept that trash from that quack source?

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DropsMic(m): 6:48pm On Nov 30, 2021
Hsh

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