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How Apostle Suleman’s Kindness Led To The Freedom Of Three Convicted Rapists by Onyejemechimere(m): 9:00am On Aug 05, 2017 |
Johnson Suleman, founder of Omega Fire Ministry, may have done more harm than good by seeing to the release of seven prisoners, including three rapists, from Auchi Prison, Edo state. Two of the ex-convicts were sentenced in March 2017 for gang raping a 16-year-old girl, while one was sentenced in May, for defiling a 3-year-old girl in Gambala community in Akoko Edo local government area of the state. They were all given the option of fine. However, their story changed after attending a service at the headquarters of Suleman’s church in Auchi on July 23. Addressing them at his church auditorium after they had been freed, Suleman warned them not to go back to crime. He also promised to empower them and told the congregation that he spent N1.5 million in the process of securing their release. “There are seven people from the prison here who were convicted. They have been sentenced but we needed to intervene. They needed a bail bond. Put that together, everything is running to N1.5m thereabouts,” Suleman said.An unidentified prison official, who also spoke at the service, thanked the pastor for securing the release of the ex-convicts. He also appreciated the role Suleman had been extending to the facility. “I want to say a very big thank you to Professor Apostle Suleman and his beloved wife for setting these people free. It is not an easy thing. Many have been coming to preach but we are happy with you,” the official said. Usiobafio said her agency monitored the case from the beginning and followed through till the accused were sentenced to prison. She said it was painful that after securing justice, the man who raped a minor spent only two months in prison, while the gang rape convicts spent four months. Usiobafio said the mother of one of the ex-convicts went to the house of three-year-old victim to harass the mother of the minor who was assaulted. Together with her brother, the woman was said to have mocked the victim’s mother that Suleman had secured the release of her son. She added that the little girl went into a coma when she sighted the man who defiled her.
“He also stated that he was willing to do whatever he can as damage control to the victim’s family and call the rapist’s family that he didn’t send them back home to further victimise the victim.” When TheCable contacted Phrank Shaibu, Suleman’s spokesman, he seemed unaware of the crimes of the culprits and aftermath of their release. He promised to reach Suleman for details and also get back to TheCable but he had not done so as of the time this report was filed. Aminu Suleiman, spokesman for the Edo command of the Nigerian prison service (NPS), told TheCable that he was not in the know of the release of the prisoners. “I don’t have a report of that information on my hand at the moment. I will find out and get back to you,” he told TheCable. Usiobafio said her agency was exploring some options in order to make sure that the victims do not suffer in vain. She also spoke on the need to implement child rights law, saying if that had been done, the ex-convicts would not have walked out free because the law stipulates life sentence for rape. “One of the options we are considering is to appeal the three cases. We can’t send them back to the prison because their fines have been paid,” she said. http://www.lailasblog.com/apostle-sulemans-kindness-led-freedom-three-convicted-rapists/ cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44, Oam4j
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Re: How Apostle Suleman’s Kindness Led To The Freedom Of Three Convicted Rapists by Arooroebenezer: 9:05am On Aug 05, 2017 |
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Re: How Apostle Suleman’s Kindness Led To The Freedom Of Three Convicted Rapists by thesicilian: 9:34am On Aug 05, 2017 |
Rapists deserve to rot in jail. |
Re: How Apostle Suleman’s Kindness Led To The Freedom Of Three Convicted Rapists by ibkayee(f): 2:57pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
Do you know how rare it is to actually be convicted of rape in Nigeria? Victims as young as 3 too, no convicts charged with petty crimes to bail instead? Dumbass country 1 Like |
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