Thread by @SeyitanAtigarin

11:37 AM - Panels’ here, I’m not even mad I just got here myself. Doing the Morning Show does this to me, we will be back to regular programming soon. Who’s ready to #EndSARS this Friday afternoon? ☺️

Here’s the list of petitions being heard today #ENDSARS

The First petition of the day, starts with its own challenges as despite summons being served to the Nigerian Army both them and their legal counsel are absent. #ENDSARS

Justice Okuwobi orders for fresh summons to be issued to interested parties and adjourns the case to Jan 23, 2021. #ENDSARS

The next case is that of Okpara Nkem Felicia, Nigerian Police legal counsel Cyril Ejiofor presents a CD containing video evidence and its submitted and entered as an exhibit #ENDSARS

As soon as that’s done, Ejiofor requests that the video be played.

**Cue in our court technician, he briskly makes his way to the witness stand to prepare the video for viewing #EndSARS

**Currently watching the video

#ENDSARS

E: At what point was the petitioner arrested?
A: When the protests became rowdy and two people were shot.
E: That will be all.

Petitioners’ legal counsel takes over.
#ENDSARS

R: Can you identify the petitioner in the video we just watched
A: They are much
R: That’s not what I asked, can you see her?
A: No I can’t.
R: Do you know why she was arrested?
A: No
R: You’re on the witness stand and don’t know why you’re testifying?
A: No #EndSARS

R: Did you investigate this case
A: Yes now
R: How?
A: Well I went to look for the place she said she was from coming from and I didn’t find the street.

**Court bursts out laughing

This is our Police 🤡 #ENDSARS

R: The petitioner testified that the Nigerian Police gave her N200,000 - why was that sum given to her
A: She said she was an orphan, unemployed and sick.
R: So are you saying the NPF is now an NGO?!
A: **crickets
#ENDSARS

Ridwan calls for Felicias statement and has the witness read it out loud -

“The sum of N200,000 has been awarded to Felicia for payment of medical bills”

R: You said she was unemployed sir why doesn’t it say so the official statement?
A: I don’t know

** A MESS - #ENDSARS

Ridwan rests his case and the panels legal counsel Ogunsanya takes over..

O: You are the investigating officer?
A: Yes
O: In that video, she was clearly arrested by your colleagues, who are they?
A: I don’t know them
O: But you were there
A: I say I don’t know them
#ENDSARS

O: So what was she charged with when arrested ?
A: Attack on police stations, police officers, murder and arson.

#ENDSARS

One person did all of these things?!

Cross examination comes to an end and Justice Okuwobi adjourns the case to Jan 13, 2021. #ENDSARS

The next case is that of Francis Eni Idum vs FSARS.

Ejiofor (Police counsel) call their witness forward. He is an ex cultist who is now an informant for the police so he wears a full face mask to hide his identity.. #ENDSARS

What baffles me is the fact that he went on to tell us his full name, house address and occupation.

So why cover your face when someone can just come to your house sir?

Anyways, I digress #ENDSARS

Witness states that he was picked up by the police because he is a known cultist, so they asked me to show them were the others were.. #EndSARS

On July 15, 2019 I took 3 policemen to the cultist hideout in Fadero but they ran away, so we went to Ajesegiri street but there was a large crowd so we went back to the station for reinforcements, he claims no policemen fired any shots before heading back #ENDSARS

Justice Okuwobi asks the respondents and petitioner to submit their addresses. Adoption of these addresses is adjourned to Feb 2, 2021. #ENDSARS

The next case is that of Lucky Philemon, a young man who was allegedly shot at the Lekki Toll Gate on the 20th of October. #ENDSARS

Unfortunately as was in the first case, The Nigerian Army is not in court and this case is again adjourned to Jan 30, 2020. #ENDSARS

The final case today is that of Ishola Adewusi & 19 others vs The Nigerian Police Force. Petitioners are absent so this case is adjourned to Jan 13, 2020. With that the panel rises and closes for the day

#ENDSARS