Ogun AG harps on proper justice and protection of human rights
The Ogun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade ( SAN), has emphasised the need for proper justice and protection of human rights in the investigation and prosecution of all cases in the state
The Attorney General also insisted that his only interest in the ongoing investigation by policemen of Zone 2 Police Command into the killings of one person in Osuke area of Ado- Odo/ Ota Local Government is justice was justice.
He also decried activities of land grabbers in the state, who according to him, have the habit of going to any length, including misinforming security agencies to implicate their competitors
The Attorney General therefore denied any personal interest in the case involving one Elijah Adeogun and four other persons, who are currently detained in Abuja for investigation.
Ogungbade (SAN), said that he developed interest in the case, based on the fact that Adeogun was some years ago arrested and detained for three months over trumped up allegations and charges.
He insisted that he personally facilitated Adeogun’s s arrest by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) and his proper investigations.
He noted that he had to discontinue the case because investigations revealed that the allegation was put up over land battle.
Ogungbade told journalists that, “I don’t have any personal interest in the fellow you mentioned. You see, as a prosecutor, you can only go ahead with the prosecution when you are fully convinced that the accused persons committed the alleged offences.
“But if you have a doubt or you are not sure, you don’t file charges against such person.
“When reports first came to me about the fellow, I worked with the DSS that arrested him, where he spent three months, before he was charged in court.
“When I heard again about another murder, because the first time, my reputation was at stake, I became interested in the matter again. This was a person that was arrested, detained for three months and charged to court, I don’t want him to be detained over trumped up allegations again.”
He stressed that, he got briefing from the police and the allegation against the fellow was that he led a second attack.
“When police at the Divisional level investigated the matter and also the Area Command reported at Eleweran the State Command, it was discovered that he was still in court during the attack.
“They applied for proceedings of the sitting and they got it to show where he was during the attack.
“It was also discovered that the man who said his son was killed was never related with the deceased at all.
“Again, somebody came with a cast that he was shot. It was also gathered that nobody was injured at the scene.
“At that point, the police then told those who reported that they may end up being charged for giving false information and they left.
“That was when Zone 2 took over the investigation. I want to tell you that we have had a recurring problem, because of large size of the land in Ogun State.
There is a lot of dispute, the problem was that police in Ogun State will investigate half way and then the case will be transferred elsewhere.”
