Find Bola Ige's killers
SIR: Last week the High Court of Oyo State discharged and acquitted Senator Iyiola Omisore, who had been standing trial for the murder of Chief Bola Ige, the former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of the Federation of charges brought against him.
As we have stated before now we respect the judgment of the High Court of Oyo State, and our faith and confidence in the judiciary remains unshaken.
All along the Alliance for Democracy had been concerned with ensuring that justice was done in the case. Our main interest was to make sure that the perpetrators of that heinous crime were brought to book, and that the killing of the late Justice Minister does not become one of those unresolved murders for which our nation is notorious. We were not particularly interested in the trial of a particular individual or group of persons.
While we accept the judgment of the court, we reiterate once again that justice is yet to be done to Chief Bola Ige, his family and the nation. Until the killers of Chief Bola Ige are found and brought to book, the ghost of this sordid affair will continue to haunt the nation.
We therefore call on all relevant authorities " the police, the state and federal ministries of justice and indeed the president to ensure that the killers of Chief Bola Ige are found. If the will and the commitment is there, we believe that this murder case will be resolved. The president must note that the Ige murder case will remain a black spot on the record of his administration, unless the killers are brought to justice.
On our part, we in the Alliance for Democracy will not allow this matter to be swept under the carpet, like other similar cases in Nigeria.
Dayo Adeyeye,
National Director of Publicity,
Research and Statistics, Alliance for Democracy,
Abuja, FCT