The daylight abduction of Pa Basil Agha, 69, in his home  town,Umuofor in Ogberuru Local government Area of Imo state in October last year which left the family and community traumatized , has finally come to an end. The police, in collaboration with an intelligence agency, have succeeded in arresting the prime suspect in the kidnap case who led them to where the father of six was buried in a shallow grave beside a shrine after he was clubbed to death by his abductors. Agonisingly, his remains were found with shreds of his cloths intact while the piece of cloth used in covering his eyes was still tightly worn round his skull signifying that the helpless man was blindfolded before he was clubbed to death and buried with it. Furthermore, a gaping wound where he was hit was conspicuously seen while his jaws and lower neck which must have been twisted were also identified.

Deborah Omowunmi Odutayo is the Executive Director, Royal Roots Communications, owners of R2TV on GOTv cable platform and R2Radio FM in Ibadan. She is also the immediate past President of Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria (EMCOAN), a body that is responsible for over 85% of media content in Nigeria; also established to protect the intellectual properties of members.

Though not a Police officer, she personifies the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, more than even the personnel.

In a recent judgment, a Lagos High Court threw out a criminal case involving the rape of a three-year-old girl on the grounds that the girl was not violated because there was no strong evidence to link the man that was charged with the said crime. In the end, the accused person was discharged and acquitted, but the victim and her family were left to continue to contend with the consequences of the crime.

HUMAN rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, called on the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to expose corrupt judges in the country if it is committed to the eradication of judicial corruption.