Court Frees Rivers APC Chieftain Of Terrorism Charge, Others
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Deputy Chairman of Youth Movement in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Fubara Ohaka, has been discharged and acquitted by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt.
The court found Ohaka not guilty of the charges filed against him by the Federal government.
The APC chieftain had been facing trial on six counts, including alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering, terrorism, dealing in illegal refining products without a license, and conspiracy.
These charges were brought against him by the Federal government through the Department of State Services in 2022.
In delivering the judgment, Justice Stephen Dalyop-Pam stated that the Federal Government failed to provide sufficient evidence to support its claims, thereby failing to prove the allegations against the defendant.
It is worth noting that Justice Dalyop-Pam accepted the no-case submission made by the defendant’s counsel, leading to the discharge and acquittal of Chief Ohaka.
Addressing journalists outside the courtroom earlier, Ohaka expressed his satisfaction at being proven innocent.
He stated that the verdict had brought disgrace upon those who conspired to damage his reputation.
He said, “I’m happy that the judiciary has vindicated me today. I told the world that I never had any idea of the allegations against me, I am not a bunker, I have never sponsored any person to do bunkering,
“Thanks to the judiciary who in its wisdom have reached to the root of the matter and proven to be the last hope of the common man.
“I want to thank those who stood by me in the time of trial, I’m happy that I never disappeared from them when I was told I was innocent of the allegations against me.
“Let me also use this medium to advise government agencies to always carry out proper investigation before engaging in legal battles, because if they had I would not have spent the number of months I spent in detention before the legal action that turned out in my favour today,” the PUNCH quoted the APC chieftain saying.
