Outbursts continue to trail the judgement of a Delta State High Court sentencing a 23-year-old student of Ozoro Polytechnic Ozoro, Delta State, Aruhor Ezekiel to death by hanging for robbing another student of Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic, also in the same state of Nokia handset, MP3, wallet containing N2,000, school identity card, clearance card and some complimentary cards at gunpoint.
Although Nigerians did not clear Ezekiel of his deeds, many are enraged by what they term a ‘severe’ sentence.
The rule of law and respect for it has often been viewed with much criticism in a country bedevilled by corruption.
Although the government of President Goodluck Jonathan and even past governments since 1999 has reiterated commitment to break the backbone of corruption, pundits believe it is nothing but lip service.
Many have cited instances where the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Independent Corrupt Pratices Commission (ICPC), two agencies saddled with anti-graft responsibilities has not been able to bring many known corrupt officials to book.
A few prosecuted cases were adjudged to be handed lenient sentences, fueling scepticism of the efficiency of the EFCC and ICPC and the readiness of the government to fight corruption.
News Bytes brings you some of the responses received on all our social media platforms – website, Twitter, BBM etc – as we broke the news of Aruhor Ezekiel’s fate Wednesday evening.
Although some reactions might have a tinge of sentiments, we observed the indignation of Nigerians to corruption, corrupt officials, the Judiciary, the agencies overseeing corruption fight and even the government of the day who is perceived to treat corruption with kid’s glove.
We believe that this is another wake-up call for those in power to brace up and break the strength of corruption by truly prosecuting corrupt officials and saving the nation from this cancer which must of necessity be excised with utmost urgency, lest what is left of our moral fabric be irredeemably lost.
Not only would this restore the hope of the common man in the Judiciary, it will ignite hope in the youth and will erect an enduring legacy for a great society.
Enjoy the following responses and spare a moment to also ponder:
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Question: If Delta Poly student dies by hanging for robbing another student of N2,000,what should corrupt officials get?
*Death penalty is extremely severe for such a minor crime. If its really executed then all our corrupt leaders should be shot dead.
*Corrupt officials should be jailed for not more than ONE year with HARD labor and ALL proceeds seized!
*I have always advocated capital punishment for corrupt officers. That’s the only way we can move forward
*Corrupt officials should then face a death penalty by publicly being stoned to death
*Death by scud missile!!!
*Corrupt officials should go to jail for 1 year
*They should be made to swallow bomb….
*Death by burning
*They should be sprayed bullets, endlessly
*Sentence – Death by blood sucking until they are bloodless
*Death by public flogging
*Their entire family should be put to death. Probably their family members can begin to check-mate them to abstain from embezzlement
*I foresee REVOLUTON of high magnitude. We have been pressed and pinned to the wall
*Someone stole pensions fund and several pensioners dead as a result of that. And the culprit walks free. This are the kind of things that fuel anger and drive the youth to all kinds of evil.
*Send them naked to planet Pluto…the known coldest planet ever of about -240 degrees Celsius
*Death by hanging because of two thousand naira? What a judgment! This kind of judgement should go for Maina, Bankole and all our leaders that are stealing our billions
*The purnishment seems too steep for armed robbery. Did he kill anyone in the act? I am not saying I support armed robbery, but the penalty seems too extreme
*What then happens to the vindicated director of police pension commission and other Abuja thieves? I don’t think President Goodluck Jonathan and his Advisers listen to the news, otherwise some wrong deeds should be publicly addressed
*This is heartless. Death sentence for just N2,000, when Alameyeseigha is being granted national pardon for mightier crime. I don’t understand dis country at all. The judiciary plea bargains for mega crimes. In 2006, at Owerri state CID, a guy was brought in (a celebrated case at that) with fresh human head & a pistol was found on him in broad daylight in the heart of Owerri. He was handled like a king and given a VIP treatment. He was placed in the cell’s passage, his food was Mr. Biggs and Eva water, and in a week he was out. Never charged to court. Can u beat that?
*Put corrupt officials into hot oil & allow them to die off.. Since they’re heartless!
*What? Corrupt officials should be sentenced to death by both firing squad and hanging with already broken legs
*This judgement is just too harsh. The judgement should be quickly checked before they hang Aruhor Ezekiel
*Corrupt Officials should be handed death by dragging them on the street
*Corrupt officials, hmmm, instant death penalty
*Same penalty for corrupt officials… the rule of law is never said to be a respecter of anybody
*Nigeria’s Criminal Law needs to be revised
*The hypocrisy of the judiciary is so daring
*Corrupt officials should be teleported without clothes to Planet Pluto!!!
*Nigerian Corrupt Officials should be burnt but not allowed to die, then treated, and after 1 week of treatment, the burning process should be repeated
*Death by firing squad!
*Depending on the level of corruption some jungle justice, many others should face ordinal justice!
*Corrupt officials should be beaten, nailed to the cross and burnt to ashes.
*Corrupt officials should be sentenced to death by stabbing/slicing of body parts shikena!
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