Tafa balogun biography of albert
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PLEA BARGAIN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS: IS IT REALLY DISCRIMINATORY?
An offence is an action or omission prohibited by law and usually inimical to the wellbeing of the society. In view of the negative consequences of crime,
the law prescribes punishment deemed commensurate to the crime committed. Therefore, any person found guilty of a crime is bound to face the penalties ranging from capital punishment, life imprisonment, imprisonment for term of years, fines, suspended sentences et cetera depending on the nature of crime committed. Prosecuting crimes in Nigeria is a herculean task. This is not unconnected with our system of adjudication which is adversarial and accusatorial in nature. It is the duty of the prosecution to prove the allegations of crime against the defendant and the standard of proof required is beyond reasonable doubt.
The energy, time and resources usually expended before establishing guilt of the defendant beginning from
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Magu, maggots and Maga dogs
Again, the system felled Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week. It had always done that. Olusegun Obasanjo, the maiden president at inception of Nigeria’s fourth republic, first erected the crucifixion upon which a crime-fighting czar was hung. While employing the old Yoruba verbal denunciation of thieves by way of pouting lips, clapping both hands repeatedly, literally poking hands into the face of the accused and shouting Ole! Ole! E ki’gbe ole, ole!, Obasanjo did all that against former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun in January,
He did more: Obasanjo asked Balogun to immediately tender his letter of resignation, on account of huge theft of public money traced to him. The dossier lay threateningly on the table before Obasanjo that morning inside the Aso Rock Villa. As narrated by Nuhu Ribadu, first EFCC’s Chairman’s biographer, Prof Wale Adebanwi in his A Paradise for Maggots • A former Inspector-General of Police, Mustapha Balogun, has died. He agewas aged 74 years. Mr Balogun, according to family sources, died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos, at about pm on Thursday during a brief illness. Born August 25, , in Ila Orangun, Osun State, Balogun was appointed the IGP in March He died at 74, a few days to his 75th birthday. Balogun was a member of Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Course 3. He worked in various Police commands across the förbund and was promoted as of when due. He was also a Principal Staff Officer to the former IGP, Muhammadu Gambo, Deputy kommission of Police, Edo State, the pionjär Commissioner of Police in Delta State. Balogun also served as a Commissioner of Police in Rivers and Abia states. He was appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone One Kano State, the position he was holding when promoted to the IGP on March 6, Tafa Ba
Ex-IGP Tafa Balogun dies at 74
Ex-IGP Tafa Balogun dies at 74