Olabode George released after two years in prison.
Thousands of supporters and members of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday received Olabode George back into the society after two years at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, Lagos.
Most of the supporters had beaten the monthly environmental sanitation restriction period of 7 a.m to 10 a.m. and were at the gate of the prisons as early as 6 am to await his release.
Prominent politicians who led the former PDP chieftain out of the prisons at 10.30 a.m. include the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Taofeek Arapaja and the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State in the April election, Ade Dosunmu.
The former chairman, board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, who served two years for abuse of office and fraud, left Kirirkiri for the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, for a thanksgiving service.
Some supporters said they got to the prison premises as early as 5.30am to beat the monthly environmental sanitation while others said they slept overnight.
before George’s release, the crowd of supporters wearing various ankara uniforms (Aso ebi) covered the road from the prison gates for a distance of about two kilometers.
The restive crowd was , however, put in check by a team of prisons officials and policemen.
Some of the PDP chieftains said the conviction of George was politically motivated.
The PDP Chairman, Apapa Local Government Area, Niyi Aborisade, said he came with his members to welcome a cherished godfather, who he said was unjustly treated.
The PDP Chairman, Alimosho LGA, Mohammed Lawal, said he came with his team to demonstrate their love for their chieftain.
George and five others Aminu Dabo, a former Managing Director of NPA; Olusegun Abidoye; Abdullahi Tafida; Zanna Meidaribe; and Sule Aliu were jailed on Oct. 26 2009.
They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Aug. 8, 2008 on 163-count charge bordering on abuse of office and award contracts without due process. The charges were later reduced to 68.
The six were sentenced to two years imprisonment without an option of a fine by Justice Joseph Oyewole of the Ikeja High Court.
Thousands of supporters and members of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday received Olabode George back into the society after two years at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, Lagos.
Most of the supporters had beaten the monthly environmental sanitation restriction period of 7 a.m to 10 a.m. and were at the gate of the prisons as early as 6 am to await his release.
Prominent politicians who led the former PDP chieftain out of the prisons at 10.30 a.m. include the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Taofeek Arapaja and the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos State in the April election, Ade Dosunmu.
The former chairman, board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, who served two years for abuse of office and fraud, left Kirirkiri for the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, for a thanksgiving service.
Some supporters said they got to the prison premises as early as 5.30am to beat the monthly environmental sanitation while others said they slept overnight.
before George’s release, the crowd of supporters wearing various ankara uniforms (Aso ebi) covered the road from the prison gates for a distance of about two kilometers.
The restive crowd was , however, put in check by a team of prisons officials and policemen.
Some of the PDP chieftains said the conviction of George was politically motivated.
The PDP Chairman, Apapa Local Government Area, Niyi Aborisade, said he came with his members to welcome a cherished godfather, who he said was unjustly treated.
The PDP Chairman, Alimosho LGA, Mohammed Lawal, said he came with his team to demonstrate their love for their chieftain.
George and five others Aminu Dabo, a former Managing Director of NPA; Olusegun Abidoye; Abdullahi Tafida; Zanna Meidaribe; and Sule Aliu were jailed on Oct. 26 2009.
They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Aug. 8, 2008 on 163-count charge bordering on abuse of office and award contracts without due process. The charges were later reduced to 68.
The six were sentenced to two years imprisonment without an option of a fine by Justice Joseph Oyewole of the Ikeja High Court.
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