Some group of
protesters under the umbrella of Association of Media Professionals
Against Corruption and Instability on Tuesday, September 27, 2016
stormed the Federal High Court Lagos to protest against what they
described as the media trial of Patience Jonathan, a former first lady
of Nigeria.
The protest took place at time the court
was sitting on the matter involving a former aide to former president
Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, who is being arraigned before
Justice Babs Kuawumi over another 17 counts charge preferred against him
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The protesters who stormed the court
around 11am carried various placards with inscription like: “EFCC stop
the trial or ordeal on Patience Jonathan”, “Buhari, EFCC, your style of
anti-corruption war is chasing away investors”, “stop witch hunting
Patience Jonathan”, among others.
Leader of the protesters, Igho Akeregha,
said the group support the anti-corruption campaign of the present
administration under the condition that the president will probe past
leaders.
According to him, the current trial of
some former aides of president Jonathan is plan by the present
government to take over his family assets using the EFCC.
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