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Friday, 11 March 2016

Popular Nollywood actress jail term upheld by appeal court

 In 2005, actress Ibinabo Fiberesima was involved in a vehicle accident  in Lagos that cost a man his life. Ibinabo was arrested for dangerous and reckless driving and charged to court, after hitting the car of a medical doctor


The case was taken to court and the Igbosere magistrate court sentenced her to five years in prison with N100k option of fine. Ibinabo apologized to the man's family, paid the N100k fine. 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.  


She and her lawyers further  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 reportedly wept when judgment was passed. She and her lawyers are now looking to the Supreme court to overturn the appeal court verdict. If they fail at the Supreme Court, the AGN president will be spending the next few years in prison.

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