The judge presiding over trial of suspects in the ALUU4 murder case has withdrawn claiming she is closely related to the two parties in the matter, some accused persons and even the victims.
On Thursday, she explained that it was better to refer the matter back to the Chief Judge rather than give preference to any of the parties.
“It is safer to send the matter back to the Chief Judge for re-assignment than favour any party in this matter. The accused persons I know. The victims I know. My hands are tied in this matter. I am sitting between the devil and deep blue sea,” she said.
“I will not satisfy anybody. Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to have been done. The Rivers State Judiciary has very capable hands to try all matters,” Oji stated.
We are all very familiar with the story of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Ugonna Obuzor, Lloyd Toku Mike, Tekenah Elkanah and Chiadika Biringa who were slaughtered by an angry mob in Umuokiri-Aluu, on October 5, 2012 after they were suspected of stealing laptops
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