Bankole Acquittal: EFCC Files Swift Appeal

It is painfully alarming how we are treated as if we live in George's Animal Farm where rules and rights are shifted and redefined at will.

The judgement was not unexpected considering Dimeji's family status in Abeokuta and the corruption in the system. I only pity nigerians and Kiyamo in particular. May the good Lord help to the right and call so in nigeria-amen.

In D heat of the kind of corruption in Nigeria D Judges appears to be saying; If U can fix it, don't hesitate to come to my Court! Am thinking where has D ‘Judge made Law - i. e. case Law', gone? It means Dr. Jonathan/ Sambo can go ahead & get D Clerk of Senate to arrange loans for them so that they can buy Aso Rock & the precincts in their wives names; wait at the end of office to rent them out to succeeding President! Haba wan’na inadiawa! Wonders happen in Nigeria! Tell U this, a business man said of Nigeria; If U can make your way to Nigeria you'll discover that money flows in D gutters; that business is such U can get profits U want & go scot free in Nigeria! It is not surprising; U took an Oath of office all of them in D Court; D Judge & D accused B4 them & D Judge talks about morals; part of Oath of office embodies moral rectitude 4 public office holders yet he says he has no case to answer! Course in China both Judges for D case & accused know what D outcome of this case!

In D heat of the kind of corruption in Nigeria D Judges appears to be saying; If U can fix it, don't hesitate to come to my Court! Am thinking where has D ‘Judge made Law - i. e. case Law', gone? It means Dr. Jonathan/ Sambo can go ahead & get D Clerk of Senate to arrange loans for them so that they can buy Aso Rock & the precincts in their wives names; wait at the end of office to rent them out to succeeding President! Haba wan’na inadiawa! Wonders happen in Nigeria! Tell U this, a business man said of Nigeria; If U can make your way to Nigeria you'll discover that money flows in D gutters; that business is such U can get profits U want & go scot free in Nigeria! It is not surprising; U took an Oath of office all of them in D Court; D Judge & D accused B4 them & D Judge talks about morals; part of Oath of office embodies moral rectitude 4 public office holders yet he says he has no case to answer! Course in China both Judges for D case & accused know what D outcome of this case!

In D heat of the kind of corruption in Nigeria D Judges appears to be saying; If U can fix it, don't hesitate to come to my Court! Am thinking where has D ‘Judge made Law - i. e. case Law', gone? It means Dr. Jonathan/ Sambo can go ahead & get D Clerk of Senate to arrange loans for them so that they can buy Aso Rock & the precincts in their wives names; wait at the end of office to rent them out to succeeding President! Haba wan’na inadiawa! Wonders happen in Nigeria! Tell U this, a business man said of Nigeria; If U can make your way to Nigeria you'll discover that money flows in D gutters; that business is such U can get profits U want & go scot free in Nigeria! It is not surprising; U took an Oath of office all of them in D Court; D Judge & D accused B4 them & D Judge talks about morals; part of Oath of office embodies moral rectitude 4 public office holders yet he says he has no case to answer! Course in China both Judges for D case & accused know what D outcome of this case!

Nigeria is geting worst day by day.......
Left to me bakole and the deputy should be sentence to 20years in prison looting mismagement when in office.thiefs!

You just nailed it on the head. Where is the clerk of the assembly in this prosecution? The case is not going anywhere as long as they are prosecuting only half of the conspirators. They need to include all of them, especially the one that actually has the authority over these accounts.

mR aNANYMOUS, I do agree with you totally. The amount of curroption in FCT by the minister is too much to list. His initial re-appointment raised questions and people know why the president re-appointed him. The worst really is the amount of moey being embazzled. What ever happens now, he has filled his pockets unless the toothless EFCC comes (and make noises and disappear with time)

Of course they have to appeal, otherwise someone would ask why not. But over the next few months, lets see what happens.
Can someone remind me again what is happening with Orji Kalu's?
if anyone remembers. THIS COUNTRY DONT WORK!!

So,nigeria get secrete police

KEYAMO get serious, this is law and not entertainment. The same shoddy job you did in Bode George's case that saw him get only two years has been repeated again. Stop disgracing lawyers, leave the media go to your study and prepare your cases. Once again, the Court not the media.

I am just tired, so tired of all of this. Just see Dimeji Bankole, a young man we placed so much confidence and goodwill in at his emergence as Speaker. Just see what he has become. Does this man have no shame? Do these looters and thieves not have any iota of conscience at all?

Let them remember that good name is better than gold and silver. Those that make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable. I really should like to get my hands round that thief's neck. I will squeeze and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze and squeeze and squeeeeeeze until that thing stops breathing, Wallahi Tallahi!

Bala Muhammed is perhaps one of the worst FCT Ministers that this country has known. Much worse than Aliero. Land allocation is fraudulently done through persons fronting for him. Fees and charges in FCT have risen astronomically and there is no evidence of use of the proceeds to develop Abuja. It will seem that rather than work and prove himself as capable, he is busy increasing fees and charges in Abuja, intoducing new ones and fraudulently amassing funds for what purpose I don't know. I pity the people of Bauchi were this sort of character to be elected governor there. If we had a purposeful FG, Bala would never have been reappointed or should have been sacked. But then, this Jonathan's world... corruption, greed and incompetence.

Bala Muhammed is perhaps one of the worst FCT Ministers that this country has known. Much worse than Aliero. Land allocation is fraudulently done through persons fronting for him. Fees and charges in FCT have risen astronomically and there is no evidence of use of the proceeds to develop Abuja. It will seem that rather than work and prove himself as capable, he is busy increasing fees and charges in Abuja, intoducing new ones and fraudulently amassing funds for what purpose I don't know. I pity the people of Bauchi were this sort of character to be elected governor there. If we had a purposeful FG, Bala would never have been reappointed or should have been sacked. But then, this Jonathan's world... corruption, greed and incompetence.

Bala Muhammed is perhaps one of the worst FCT Ministers that this country has known. Much worse than Aliero. Land allocation is fraudulently done through persons fronting for him. Fees and charges in FCT have risen astronomically and there is no evidence of use of the proceeds to develop Abuja. It will seem that rather than work and prove himself as capable, he is busy increasing fees and charges in Abuja, intoducing new ones and fraudulently amassing funds for what purpose I don't know. I pity the people of Bauchi were this sort of character to be elected governor there. If we had a purposeful FG, Bala would never have been reappointed or should have been sacked. But then, this Jonathan's world... corruption, greed and incompetence.

Bala Muhammed typifies what is wrong with governance in Nigeria. Very corrupt, impudent and visionless. Unless you are a Senator, you cannot succeed in getting land allocation under Bala. Most lands are allocated to his agents who then sell it to the public at premium price. I wonder whether he plans to be buried with all the useless and cursed money he is making. If his intention is to use the money to purchase the Bauchi governorship, then Abuja residents can only pray that he loses all of the money and be disgraced even at the primaries. He is just a common thief. No decorum, no integrity. He will be disgraced out of FCT. Barawoo! Ole! Thief!

What kind of country is Nigeria turning to. We are going from grass to terrible grass. In a country of law, Bankole will still be in jail pending trial for what he did. For this ignorant judge to dismiss the charges against him tantamount to a slap in the face of many Nigerian citizens. I would love to know where this judge got his law degree from. He need to go back to school. He need to tell Nigerians how much (out of the stolen money)he was paid. This is abuse of judicial power. He need to be dis-barred.
These people in government are making the civilized world to be laughing at us. No wonder they treat us like we are nobody when we travel abroad. This judge, Bankole and the likes of them will surely die one day and then what......?
Keep on looting, your reward is in hell.

It is evident that sahara reporter is all out to uphold justice without bias or ethnic sentiments.Bankole is a typical Yoruba thief with all seeds of authorItative stealing and penchant for unnecessary wealth.Sowore is equally a Yoruba man and bent on exposing bankole regardless.At this juncture,it is logical to say shame on some Ibos that usually exposes their ignorance on here by castigating/ reprimanding Mr sowore whenever an Ibo man`s error is pointed out or exposed.You guys should stop dragging us steps backward with your myopic /jingoist attributes.

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Shame on festus keyamo.... Simple case u no fit win .... Efcc should get a serious criminal lawyer to try the case and not a "human rights" lawyer like keyamo who only knows how to conduct media trial .... The clerk of the Nass and clerk of the house of reps should be prosecuted alongside bankole if they really want to win the case.... Or else, the premise of the case is faulty ....

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It is a shame that the Nigerian Judiciary could not find Bankole culpable of any wrong doing considering the magnitude of the financial mismanagement and embezzlement involved (40 Billion Naira).
It is also nonsensical of justice Balgore to have only mentioned that Bankole’s action was a mere moral issue. What message is he sending to the sitting speaker? to continue in line from where the disgraced former speaker Bankole left ?.
I think the whole case needs to be revisited and restitution forced on the involved parties at the least.

abeg boko haram people like belgore are the kind of people you need to take out. they r useless and harmful to the society.