The case went to court and the Igbosere magistrate court sentenced her to five years in prison with an option of N100k fine. Ibinabo apologized to the man's family, paid the N100k fine and thought the case was over but the Lagos state government objected to the fine and took the case to a high court...
The High Court then said that the Magistrate court was reckless when they gave Ibinabo an option of fine for such an offence. The High court judge tossed out the N100k option and sentenced Ibinabo to five years in prison, saying that such an offence - reckless and dangerous driving which causes another person's death is liable to 7 years in prison. Ibinabo's N100k was subsequently given back to her.
So she and her lawyers took the case to court of Appeal, asking the court of appeal, Lagos Division, to set aside the prison sentence and restore the sentence she received from the magistrate court (N100k) but unfortunately, at the judgement that took place today March 11th, the court upheld the high court ruling and dismissed Ibinabo's appeal, saying it lacked merit.
Ibinabo was in court today and reportedly wept when judgment was passed. She and her lawyers are now heading to the Supreme court to appeal. If they fail at the Supreme Court, the AGN president will be spending the next few years in prison.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 271 of 271Nigerians are incredible. There is no sentiment in law. This is not about forgiveness, it is a "crime" not a personal wrong to take a human life through reckless driving under the influence of alcohol. Inasmuch as we have enough humanity to feel compassion for her, let us not insult the family by asking them to forgive because "it wasn't intentional and it was a long time ago". At this point, she can only ask for a reduction in her sentence, not forgiveness. You cannot monetize a human life. 100k as a penalty was the worst insult the family of a medical doctor could ever receive for the loss of their loved one and breadwinner. She needs to serve time, not pay a fine that can't even buy you the last model of a Samsung phone or iPhone.
The law is not here to feel sorry for you. If you are looking for sympathy and cuddles, get a dog.
tinubu hand dey this one ...all because she openly supported GEJ , now this stupid jagaban tinubu who thinks he runs nigeria has used his influence to reopen d case , just to punish this lady ...maybe she dey try dodge pot hole na she sway go the guy lane wen d tin happen , so the lagos state govt has to share in the blame also ...but i sorry for her sha
Exactly my dear, the judiciary in this country is messed up assuming they gave her a fine of 5m or more and she followed up the family well this issue will not come up again, Kai just after getting married anyway sha everybody get their own wahala sorry for her sha
So she cried in court? What about all the makeup? When she put a family into grief she was gallivaning over all the red carpets like she was free to drink kill and go. Never been a good example to anyone. Saraki should learn, watch and pray. Times have changed.
How was is reckless driving?or was it a mistake? Nigerian law can be so strict with some people.Let the woman be pls
It has become woman versus woman, bereavement versus arrogance
Jst shutup, imagine Ursef in der shoe, if Ur bro is a doc n ur parents used der hard earned pension moni to train him in sch n he became a successful man n bread winner of d family, all of a sudden all is gone bcos of a reckless driver, u will even wish dat Shez given a life sentence
kilose were yii? rest abeg....mtchewww
U head dey dere, u jst made a very valid point justice must prevail
Listen,nobody wishes to lose thier dad.but jailing her for 100 yrs won't bring him back.she didn't kill him intentionally,she has kids tooo.ppl make mistakes.in this life be very careful because when karma comes at u,u will be speechless.i can. Imagine Agatha Amata saying oh no,i withdraw all my curses.Life!!!
Stupid bigot, pple like u ar d reason diz county is stagnant....weyrey is diz d topic of discussion always try to cause confusion
This can be anybody.it was a mistake. I wish she can be forgiven. What about all the trailer drivers that kill people everyday with thier containers
This is a very valid point
I feel for her children, n the deceased family. I know she was wrong but at the same time it's an accident. I don't think she did that intentionally .but what if this happened on the express way n the killer was not caught?. If she truly pleaded with the deceased family with her whole heart I think dey should forgive her. I know it's not an easy thing losing someone especially an important person. But spending such years wouldn't still bring back the corpse life. But if she wasn't pleading with her whole heart, not remorseful, may be she's feeling with her money she can get away with it then they can go to any length to deal with her. Just my opinion tho
Eiyaah.... God help her o
You are a bigger fool! Haven't she apologized? Is it before she stands on the highway and a car crushes her before you get the satisfaction you need? Are we looking for boko haram to destroy, when you are one of them? Unforgiving soul.
They r beautiful women in jail, so that dose not change anything,,,
This new prick you just found,you will miss it for 5 years,so you have to be using your hands in prison,Naija prison for that matter,go and cool off my dear,so when you come out you will learn a lesson!
Man is not above mistake and a mistake was made and these past ten years has definitely been difficult for her. Relieving the moments over and over again. Emotionally she has suffered enough.sp thos sentence is not justice its criminal.
Amen
If man were to be God I smh she has served begged pleaded suffered emotionally,financially, physically what hasn't ibinabo faced just for that mistake. And yet morons that have no clue pass judgement with naivety so sickening that I wonder about their mental state.
You really need to stop taking weed
Unremorse woman, with all the millions she took from johnathan and her Abuja politician and her gallivanting on social media, all she was able to offer a family that lost their only son due to her negligence and arrogance is 100k. She deserves life in prison. Celebrity Ko celebrity ni! This is what is wrong with this country.
Are you okay?
If you could rope GEJ into this, then you have a very serious problem.
Eyah...nobody is above d law. She should just accept it. At least she will have enough time to reflect on her life so far
The man she killed was a father too.
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Make she go straff Ambo...maybe eim go reason with d judge close d mata
U are a demon. Can't u forgive anoda person's sin ????... On Sunday u will open ur demonic mouth and ask God for forgiveness. What she did was bad no doubt but y let her suffer for it.. The highest revenge to an enemy is forgiveness incase ur dump brain doest know dat... Urhobo witch like u.
Eyaah. They should forgive her. It was a mistake. Nobody is above mistake or error. It could happen to anybody. Her going to jail wont bring the dead man back to life. As she is going to the supreme court, she should also go and plead with the family members of the deseased to drop the case. She should work on the family at this point. This is the only way she can be free. She can promise to take care of two of the man's children till university level or pay the school fees of the man's siblings etc. Also, she should pray very very hard to God before she approaches the dead man's family. Get very close to God at this point. My spiritual honest advise.
You mean since 2005... She would have finished the sentence na.. Our Judiciary system is too slow...
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Eyaah. They should forgive her. It was a mistake. Nobody is above mistake or error. It could happen to anybody. Her going to jail wont bring the dead man back to life. As she is going to the supreme court, she should also go and plead with the family members of the deseased to drop the case. She should work on the family at this point. This is the only way she can be free. She can promise to take care of two of the man's children till university level or pay the school fees of the man's siblings etc. Also, she should pray very very hard to God before she approaches the dead man's family. Get very close to God at this point. My spiritual honest advise.
But she didnt just go out to deliberately kill the man na. It was a mistake. Even the judge that judged the case can mistakenly hit somebody with his car too. Nobody is above error. If i am to judge the case, i would have said she should take care of the man's children or siblings and pay their school fees until university level because her going to jail will not bring the man back to life. That's a reasonable and sensible judgement.
Ambode this your regime is becoming too harsh with court judgements oh. Fashola was not like this. I dont see you doing second term in office come 2019 if you continue this way oh......just saying
But she didnt just go out to deliberately kill the man na. It was a mistake. Even the judge that judged the case can mistakenly hit somebody with his car too. Nobody is above error. If i am to judge the case, i would have said she should take care of the man's children or siblings and pay their school fees until university level because her going to jail will not bring the man back to life. This is a reasonable and sensible judgement.
I saw this lady appear on Jara recently. She was laughing with Helen Paul and Uti on Jara. I never knew she had this kind of hot case on her head. She should have kept a low profile so that the family will not remember her and be angry. Or she should have helped members of the man's family financially or even sponsored one member of the dead man's family abroad to study or just do something unique that will calm the famiy down a bit.
She for help some of the dead man family members enter Nollywood. She no get sense. Witches and wizards from her papa village dey worry her. She needs diliverance. Make she just go pray. This case don pass "be careful".
In 2005, 100k was big money
You are a fool.
It is all killing,no situation is better than one.if you kill by mistake or intentionally,you're supposed to face the law either ways.
Good 4 het.nxt tym she wont drink be4 driving.cos I heard she was drunk wen she drove her car
U people are very daft!!! Dolnz abi wteva, it's an accident? She was drunk, as far as am concerned she should hv bn charged for manslaughter, d fact that they gv her reckless driving was saving her ass, if it had been u anons and Dolnz u wld be in for life imprisonment for manslaughter! Next time she'll think before drinking n driving! She should hv been relieved of her post but noooo, this is Nigeria where criminals are made presidents and they shamelessly agree!
U are wayyyyy beyond stupid!!! She's innocent, yes Buhari killed the doctor and put the body in her car! Ode!
Infact, the magistrate who gave 100k for a life should be sacked with immediate effect, if it had been his or her daughter that was killed, na 100k e for give abi? Wicked being! Maybe just maybe if d magistrate had given her say like 2million, d case would have been buried n gone. The case is against the state but the family must have pressurised for an appeal after the unfair judgement, 100k!!! Like seriously?
well she was told to apologize publicly and all she could say was it was going to ruin her career if she was really sorry it shouldn't cost her anything to do that she is heartless and she deserves the jail term. she ruined an innocent man career who saves lives and a man who has contributed positively to our society.
If it were ur father she killed wud u pray she wins? U pipo u ve a conscience abeg!
F list actress gbaa no!
Supo Shasore was the Lagos state Director of Public Prosecution then, he was only doing his job. Pele anonymous in chains!
Ode! How many lives did you witness the doctor take in the course of his practice? Oponu!
When you father or brother or son is killed by a drunk driver, it will be termed a mistake and the State (and your family) will let the offender be. Anuofia!
Oo shey!
God bless u DolnZ cos u just read my thoughts. What of all those hit and run too?? Some Nigerians cannot have sense again. She doing the 5 years will it bring the dead back? They should pardon her abeg.
THis is exactly how the Nigerian brain works-in reverse order. I am sorry for your parents because you wasted their hard earned funds in school.
It's a pity... I'm speechless
@Anonymous 7:55AM yes if it was my father that she killed, i would have forgiven her and left everything to God and move on with my life because i know that she did not do it deliberately. As a Christian, we are taught to forgive. Leave vegeance to God
@Anonymous 7:55AM pray that something similar does not happen to you and the person will also refuse to forgive you. Thats all i have to say.
The human mind is so black and wicked and full of revenge. What does the bible say about forgiveness? I know a lot of people that have hit people with their cars and are not in jail. Is it because she is a celebrity that they are going all out to seek justice to punish her? What if it is a poor man that killed her? Wont they have allowed him to go free? Hypocrites everywhere!
How can apologising ruin her career? Who doesnt drink and get drunk? A lot of people do. Nobody is above mistakes. She should have apologised publicly as advised. She sef she get for hand. Stmcheew
@Anonymous 7:58AM in 2005 which is 10 years ago, 100k could buy a lot including the latest samsung and iphone. Although i would have prferred if the judge had said she should take care of the dead man's children's school fees until university level. That would have been a better judgement not 100k even though 100k could do a lot then.
@favour onyekwere pray that such a thing like this never happens to you. Pray that you dont make a mistake like this that will cost you life in prisonment or even death sentence. It is so easy for you to open your big mouth and talk rubbish because it is not you in this messy situation. Pray that your family or children never fall into this kind of situation where you will beg and beg and nobody will forgive.
@Anonymous 11:05PM also try to imagine if you were the one in her shoes that mistakenly hit somebody with your car and the family of the deseased refuse to forgive and they give you death sentence not even 5 years jail term. It is so easy to talk trash and point accusing fingers because you are not the person in her shoes. It could happen to you, your daughter, son or anybody. Be objective in your reasoning and stop being paranoid or baised
Since Ibinabo removed food from the mouths of the family of the dead man, she should take care of the man's children and wife until the wife marries again and until the children finish school. This would have been my judgement if i was the judge. The bitter truth is that jail term will not put food on the table of the family members. Also, jail term will not bring the man back to life.
I am a lawyer. This case was not judged properly. In any cases that a crime was commited unintentionally, there must be an option of a fine or some other form. If it can be proved the it was not done deliberately, then she should have an option although i do not agree with the 100k. It was way too small even if 100k was big money in 2005. They should have told her to take care of the children or dependants of the deseased until they are able to stand on their own. Supreme court should give an option or she goes to jail. She should choose one. A reasonable option must be there
I am a lawyer. This case was not judged properly. In any cases that a crime was commited unintentionally, there must be an option of a fine or some other form. If it can be proved the it was not done deliberately, then she should have an option although i do not agree with the 100k. It was way too small even if 100k was big money in 2005. They should have told her to take care of the children or dependants of the deseased until they are able to stand on their own. Supreme court should give an option or she goes to jail. She should choose one. A reasonable option must be there
This Ibinabo no get sense at all. She for done carry one of the late doctor children train. Either train them in school or train them in Nollywood as an actor.
I have a brother that had an accident that killed a 4 year old boy. Although the boy didnt die immediately. The boy later died in hospital after some days. My family took care of all the hospital bills and burial. We even paid school fees for the deseased only brother and later sponsored him abroad because he said that was what he wanted. He even stayed with our relation abroad but he is now on his own doing well. He now has his papers to live abroad. We also visited the family from time to time and even helped them pay rent and some bills sometimes. This was the least we could do as we could not bring back the life of the dead. The family was a nice christian family and they understood that if God didnt want it to happen, God would have saved the boy's life. They told us that God gives and God takes. Such a humble family. Pray you dont accidentally kill someone that has a wicked heartless family. Lastma, road safety and the police were at the scene when the accident happened but they never charged the case to court. Why is this one different? Is it because there is a celebrity involved?
Was it intentional? Pray you don't fall into the same situation...we are humans
Don't rejoice in other ppls downfall...I like that quote
I can't believe after ten years of pain the family is only receiving final closure to the grief the actress brought on the family.
I can't believe after ten years of pain the family is only receiving final closure to the grief the actress brought on the family.
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