Biola is the younger sibling of Dr Suraj Giwa, who was killed on February 26, 2005, in an auto-crash caused by jailed actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima
Biola,who says she has moved on,granted Nonye of Punch an extensive interview where she said Ibinabo lied and that she is suffering today because of the way she conducted herself after the accident......
- Were you in Nigeria when your brother, Dr. Giwa died?
I have always lived in the US. I was home when the accident happened. I have been living in the US
for the past 33 years. We have forgiven Ibinabo. We have moved on with our lives. My mum is still alive. She cannot talk to anybody on this issue. It is going to be a fresh wound. Some people are saying we have not forgiven her. But that is not true. The Giwa family has moved on. It was an accident and accidents do happen. When people go out every day, I don’t think anybody sets his or her mind to go out and kill somebody.
- So why is Ibinabo’s own different?
It wouldn’t have been like this. It was just the way she conducted herself after the accident. When the accident happened, she fled the scene of the accident. She doesn’t have good advisers. The state government had to find out who the owner of the car she was driving was. That was when it was found out that the car belonged to Daniel Wilson.
- Didn’t you know who Ibinabo was then?
My first time of hearing that name was the day of the accident. I had been in the US for over 20 years then and there was no way I would have known anything about her then. I had another brother who was also in the car when that accident happened. You can imagine two people of the same mother and father in that car. They didn’t try to help them out, they all ran and left the scene of the accident.
- But some eyewitnesses said Ibinabo didn’t flee but was rushed to the hospital…
If some other people were in the car with her, what about those people? How come they didn’t try to help? Somebody should have stayed at that scene to say he or she was with Ibinabo. But nobody said anything. And how come the eyewitness is coming out now to talk? Where was he all these years? I read he said my brother was shouting, ‘I am a doctor, don’t hold me like that.’ But that is a lie. Have they forgotten that there were other occupants in the car?
- Did you meet your brother alive when you got to the scene?
No. The other car was right on top of his car. The other occupants were able to crawl out.
- We learnt you said you would never forgive Ibinabo and you would make sure she was sent to jail…
Why would I want to say that? Is it not God that forgives? I don’t even know her, so why would I say I wasn’t going to forgive her? I didn’t know who she was. We weren’t even bothered about her. My mother had two kids in that car. My brother’s wife came from England and we were having a prayer session. That was when I saw Ibinabo. Would I say anything like that during a prayer session? We were all crying. One of them went to my husband and somehow, it was arranged that they meet me. My other brother who was involved in the accident works in the US and he had to go back. He asked me to stay for a little while so that one of us would be with our mother. I had to stay.
- But did you at any point have a one on one discussion with her?
God is my witness, my husband was also there, she got out of the car and she came to me. The people she came with were just somewhere there, they didn’t even come close. I asked her what she wanted and she said she had come to plead so that the charges would be dropped. I told her it wasn’t between us and her but between the state government and her. But I told her I would rather give her an advice that would work for her. I told her if I were in her shoes, I would apologise publicly to the masses and also to the family. I advised her to throw herself to the mercy of the court. If she had done that, people would know she was remorseful and they would know she had indeed apologised. But she said she wasn’t going to do that. She said it would damage her career.
Believe me, if not that so many eyes were on us, I would have kicked her for saying that. My husband was beside me when she said that. He even looked at me. I couldn’t believe it. What? Dr. Giwa was the head of physical rehabilitation medicine in LASUTH. He was the only one that had that credential then in Lagos State. Dr. Giwa was valuable to the state. He had helped a lot of people out. We have forgiven her; my mother has moved on, Dr. Giwa’s kids have moved on.
- Weren’t you offered money as a form of compensation?
What money? We don’t need her money! We are all good! Dr. Giwa wasn’t the only breadwinner. Every one of us is doing very well.
- But we learnt you threatened to kill her…
I learnt they said I said I would go and kill her. But why would I do that? I hadn’t ever heard of her name before then. I had never seen her before. If I had wanted to kill her, I would have killed a lot of people since I didn’t know the identity of the person I wanted to kill. I wasn’t going to do anything to her.
- Was it that what you needed from Ibinabo was public apology because we learnt she kept apologising to the family and nobody wanted to listen to her…
Did she apologise publicly? I just wanted her to apologise publicly so that people would know she was remorseful. But I don’t think it was a wrong advice I gave her. She couldn’t apologise publicly back then but now, she wants Nigerians to pray for her. But I say it again; it is not me versus Ibinabo. It is not Giwa’s family versus Ibinabo. I am married and I am still with my husband with three wonderful children. My kids are all grown. What do I need from her? We are not in the same age group. I am older than her for God’s sake. I am in my 50s and I am the youngest of my mother’s kids. I am even good because if you talk to my other sisters, they would be ranting. She couldn’t apologise publicly because she put her career ahead of her.
- But Ibinabo reportedly said she had been visiting your family in Nigeria here but she was warned not to come close again…
But that is a lie! How could she say that? My mother is in Lagos. Ibinabo has never visited my mother! My mother does not even remember her name. She doesn’t know if Ibinabo is white or black. Why would we warn her from visiting my mother? I read that story in the papers and I had to ask myself what is wrong with her. If she truly said that, then she lied. She doesn’t have good advisers, I must tell you that again.
- Some people said you are jealous of her…
How can I be jealous of Ibinabo? I am married and I have three wonderful kids with the same man. I am very successful. I am an accountant. It can be annoying when you hear some things. We had the memorial service for my brother some weeks ago…
- Was it before the judgement?
Oh yes! The case had dragged on for so long. The magistrate court had found Ibinabo guilty. The DPP department took over the case; we weren’t the ones that took her to court. It has never been us. They found her guilty and sentenced her to prison for five years with an option of N100, 000 fine. So who wouldn’t look for N100, 000 to pay? Are you saying the life of the doctor was worth just N100, 000? The state went to high court and the high court found her guilty and said the N100, 000 should be returned to Ibinabo. The court said there shouldn’t have been an option of fine. Ibinabo went to appeal. It is all about her ego. The appeal court dragged on so long. Believe me, I never knew the case was still on.
- Are you saying you people weren’t following the case all along?
No. People just told me about this judgement last Friday. Some people called me from Nigeria and I was even amazed that the case was still on. I have already moved on with my life. I do come to Nigeria and I spend some time but it has never been because of this case.
- What if she eventually apologises publicly?
I keep saying this; it is not between us and her. I don’t have anything to say on this case. It doesn’t matter to me now if she does or not. If she does it now and the government decides she has been remorseful and pardons her, so be it. I don’t know who the judge is, I don’t know if he is a man or woman. I don’t even know who is handling the case. If she apologises now, it wouldn’t have anything to do with me. It is a broken wound. I only gave her advice then and she didn’t take it. I can’t even recognise most of these actors and actresses in Nigeria. I hardly watch Nigerian movies; I don’t have the time because I am very busy.
- We learnt you were excited about the judgement…
No. I wasn’t when I heard it. I was not excited and I was not sorrowful either. I just said we needed to thank the justice system because the case was delayed for so long. If we don’t thank them, they will not put people to order, they would think they could do anything and get away with it. Accidents happen and that is why it is called accident. But your attitude towards it is what matters most. Some people have accidents less than this and you would see how remorseful they would be.
- But couldn’t the Giwa’s family have asked the state to drop the case?
No. It is not done that way. It is not done like that in the US where we live. I wouldn’t know if it is done like that in Nigeria. You don’t even tamper with the judicial system. If you are taken to court, then you are taken to court. Justice is in the hand of God.
- How did your mother take his death?
It wasn’t easy. She didn’t have High Blood Pressure before but she developed it after that incident. We had to rally around her. But she also believed God has given and God has taken. She was able to manage and we helped her.
- Don’t you think Ibinabo has suffered enough? She was in jail at some point…
She was in jail for about three weeks and she was bailed out. Nobody is above the law. I always behave myself. I always pray to God that I don’t get involved in any kind of accident. I always beg God not to take me through accident. I don’t want to hit anybody and I don’t want anybody to hit me. I can’t go to the government and ask them to drop the case.
- Are you still in touch with the doctor’s family?
Of course, they are my family. One just came here. We communicate all the time. We travel to the UK to see them too.
Hmmmmm. People should allow IB serve her jail term, its not the end of the world.
ReplyDeleteThat giwa sister should STFU n allow her lick her wounds in silent.
DeleteMtcheeeew
Stupid woman!
May God keep sycophants away from us. People that will never tell us the truth. Ibinabo has too many evil people around her, so called friends that will never say the truth cus
Deleteof what they stand to gain from her. See where they led her to , they still won't stop even now, telling lies on her behalf and trying to get her into a situation where people will not want to pity her. It's not fair on. God is watching you all
May God keep sycophants away from us. People that will never tell us the truth. Ibinabo has too many evil people around her, so called friends that will never say the truth cus
Deleteof what they stand to gain from her. See where they led her to , they still won't stop even now, telling lies on her behalf and trying to get her into a situation where people will not want to pity her. It's not fair on. God is watching you all
That interviewer is biased.
DeleteI just read the comments and i can't help but shudder. Some of you here keep compounding your stupidity with illiteracy. Silly comments directed at the grieving lady as if it was a dog that was killed. From my own perspective, the lady asked ibinabo to apologize publicly to attract sympathy and subsequently get a reduced or no sentence at all. Public opinion would have done her a great deal of good but she chose her dead career instead. This is someone who has a case of manslaughter hanging over her head. Tell me, who does that? Some of you sick bastards advocating support for her unrepentant ass don't even own cars talk more of understanding the meaning of Manslaughter. Y'all need to know that some wounds may never heal no matter the amount of balm applied to it. The death of a loved one is one of them. Like a bv rightly said below, Nigerians deserve the kinda leaders they have. After all the leaders are a reflection of the society innit?
DeleteIgnorant bunch.
@PL THE GREAT 1000 likes & 500 shares to your comment
DeletePL the great please bend let me lick your ass. You said it all.
DeleteBezt advise PL THE GREAT
DeleteThe interviewer is a total fool and biased . I wonder why the Giwa are talking about IB and her fool errand interviewer . They do not worth it and always want to be in the news . Giwa sisters has the right to be upset and have justice . We are talking about human being and not a dog. May God reward those that insult GIWAs with the same fate . They will Bury their children children . You should allow IB to go to jail in peace and let peace rain.Let us embrace equality and respect for the justice system . We have seen head of state going to prison , why should Ibinabo differs .
DeleteTo the GIWA family, feel free to express yourself , you did nothing wrong.
And to fools that believe the Giwaa are jealous of Ibinabo, what is there to be jealous off, 5 babies for 5 men, gaining wealth through push, no credibility and being a murderer. Please Nigeria and the so called Nollywood idiots should embrace truth
Very true, the interviewer was very biased.
DeletePlease where can I love PL's comment. People are just sounding stupidly ignorant about this. If it was your father or brother she killed would you still open your mouth to talk rubbish. This lady even showed her a way out. Apologize publicly and maybe the court will show mercy when they see you are truly repentant. Aunty refused all over a buried caree . I am so happy justice is being served.
DeleteAll I noticed in this interview is..
Delete"How can I be jealous of her?, I am married and have 3 kids with the SAME MAN"
See correct shading. Ibinabo mother Abraham. Kikikikikiki
Can we hear other news? Is it because it's Ibinabo that the story has refused to leave our face? We are a country governed with laws and when someone offends, they face the law. Have we ever thought if ibinabo was the one involved in the accident(victim) or in d car how the matter wld ve escalated? Abeg this wld teach others a lesson. Wld ve pitied her if she didn't flee the scene. Bt she committed an offence and fled leaving the others at d mercy of death.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Lizzy
DeleteSo right
DeleteI can't believe the drivel people are espousing on this matter, this is a case between the state and miss ibinabo. What has forgiveness from the dearly departed's family got to do with it. Superficial minded people with no substance would allege envy from a well established and successful accountant in the U.S! OJ Simpson is in prison today cos there's nobody against the law and a testimony that there's no rest for the wicked. Ibinabo is a Nigerian citizen bound by the laws in Nigeria. She has been found guilty in a competent court of law based on the evidence before the court and duely sentenced. Our justice system may not have gotten it right in the past, but in this case, I believe the did. No one is above the law absolutely no one.
DeleteShe probably fled for fear of being mobbed! For once let's put that into consideration too while we ask God to always direct our steps...
Deletecheryl,mobbed by who at past 3am?Fuck off binsh
Delete@anonymous 12:28,oya today na easter ur on every blog speakg big big grammer it's ok ibinabo is already in jail,we ve heard,tnk u
DeleteOK let's say she ran on impulse outta fear n confusion. Oya why did she refuse d public apology after dis woman advised her? Biko make Ibinabo go yansh down serve her jail term. Na arrogance n ego finish am. See what dat mumu Emeka said is same as what dis woman said, dat she has no good person around her to tell her d truth. So somtin is wrong wiv IB
DeleteKudos to the interviewer, very professional. Won't say anything more about this case - waiting for Supreme court judgement.
ReplyDeleteGo back and read the questions again. Professional indeed
DeleteSo what is so professional . I will advice you to think with your brain not the heart . Otherwise accept the fate of GIWAs so that you will also loose a favourite soul in your family
DeleteThis issue has been over flogged. I hope d family can rest and stop this nonsense interview they are granting every newspaper. I wonder why their own is different
ReplyDeleteThe thing tire me o
DeleteIt haf tire me too oh. Bia enough already.
DeleteThis girl should gerrahiamen
ReplyDeleteBiola you are a very wicked girl and a witch.
Na wetin you are still granting interview is your brother the first to die by accident? Do you know how many people that die daily in Nigeria by road accident by the way i lost dear one by accident years back and he was killed by a priets.
Your brother died by accident do you know how many people dangote trailer kill daily?
You said she appoligised to your family that she should appologise publicly for what! was it intentional? what do you want her to tell us that she killed somebody intentionally hence the appology?
Karma is a bitch i hope it doesnt happen to anyone in your family so they will drag you people the way you are dragging her.
She begged you, the mother even followed kumuyi wife to beg the wife haba and you are still insisting she should still go public for wetin are you tge first?
Did you read online that ocholis car waa also hit from behind after burst tire? are they killing anybody? we are saved by grace that is why we must pray daily as no one knows...
You said no one lives his house with the mind set to kill someone and you have forgiven but you are Still crying for sympathy after 10yrs Nonsense!
10yrs!!!!!!! as if na yesterday idiot
Calm it dear, pray it doesn't happen to you
DeleteThank you anonymous for this...
DeleteKumuyi wife follow beg them?
DeleteAnon8:59 I pray it happen to one or two of your loved ones so that you know how it feels! Stupid bastard
DeleteIt will happen to you and you will know how it feels.Idiot.Then you will also become a witch when u react.
DeleteMehn... I don tire for the case sef.. she apologised!! What does the public got to do with it
DeleteThe public apology was for the benefit of the court and a gesture that would have attracted some form of leniency on her case. Her apology to the family had no bearing on the case at all. She was in double jeopardy with the court- having that accident AND fleeing the scene. Obviously, Ibinabo didn't want to admit that in public cow of her career.
DeleteDo you know that when jailed people are due for parole, they are brought before a panel and asked to justify why they should be released from prison? Their attitude, body language and utterances will determine an approval or otherwise. This lady partied HARD and she was in the eye of the public 24/7 while the prosecution team watched and took notes.
The lady gave her good advice, she should have taken it. My brother was poisoned by our cook years ago. If I see the cook today, I would probably let him go but a court would jail him for murder. It's the system, this is how it works. The fact that jailbird is a celeb, we're crying foul.
Nobody is above the law. Celebs go to jail all the time- Lauren Hill, Wesley Snipes, OJ....
@anonymous 16:03, very well articulate, sweetheart. Even after a court convicts an offender, just before the court pronounces its sentence, there's something known as allocutus. It is the last opportunity for the convict to show remorse and plead for leniency. Some are so compelling that the court will be moved and magnanimous enough to slice off an appreciative amount of years off the initial prison term.
DeleteI've witnessed a particular proceeding where the allocutus by the convict was so emotional that the judge had to rise and go into his chambers to comport himself because half of the people at gallery and even counsel at the bar were in tears. When the court sat a few minutes later, the judge said he had already decided the sentence to pass but he was moved to allow justice wear a human face and the punishment was so watered down that we didn't even know how to react, we ended up being stunned!
The accused was convicted of breaking and entering a dwelling house which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment. Though the accused was granted bail, the terms were so stringent that the accused could not perfect the bail terms so he remained in prison custody throughout the duration of the trial which dragged on for over 4years. The judge sentenced him to 40 months imprisonment and declared the sentence already served!!! Though the stigma of being an ex-convict will be with him for life, he walked out of the court that day a "free" man.
Moral of the story, never underestimate the power of remorse. Repentance goes a long way and can even commute a death sentence to a way lesser sentence.
You are a fool for writing that , bloody psycophant. May what happened to Giwa's Family happen to you ten times.
DeleteThank you Ronalda.
DeleteI always look forward to ur comments(though I always ve my dictionary close by. Lol. Just joking). U are so vast and filled with knowledge. May the Lord continue to bless u.
Idiat anonymous, may somebody kill u by mistake and may ur family be asked to let u die in vain even after ur killer shows no remorse or is too arrogant to make a public apology. Amen. And d Biola is a 50 year old n not a girl. U insensitive bastard
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ReplyDeleteU want her to go on national TVs and apologize to the masses.
Is the man a public property?
The dead man s family particularly this woman is as wicked as they come.
Oya let the man resurrect after ten years. as u have has all gotten what you want. Ur own pounds of flesh.
I don't get the woman public apology too!!!
DeleteWow! I feel very sorry for your brain.
DeleteJames with no brain, the justice system must not be tampered with. Why are you crying more than the bereaved, is Ib your mother.
DeleteI tire o my brother
DeletePerson don beg u, u no still gree
Its not like she murdered the guy
Its just a mistake that could happen to anyone
But no, they choose to crucify her instead
Even Brandy killed someone by accident yet we no hear am
or is it not the same America where the justice sysytem works?
After 11 good years
Abeg make this woman go look bush.
If a public apology could heal the broken heart of the family,is it too much for her to do? Whats a public apology compared to the life of a loved one? You guys talk like you would have acted any different if it happened to you.
DeleteMy ears are no longer itching..
ReplyDeleteAbeg I dnt want to read. News people always looking for news.. since she has moved on, why is she still granting more interviews. U pple shud let ibinabo serve her punishment in peace!! All these talk won't help any of the victims here.. Justice is been served!! Good. Let it go already..
ReplyDeleteThank u jare,d whole thing is becoming absolutely irritating.....
DeleteIbinabo should have just remained sober after the accident, but it seems the only way she could get off the depressive episode she must have been suffering due to the accident was just going all out to party and attend all the functions in the world instead of trying other means of managing her mental health......@@@@BiaBia 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
ReplyDeleteI thought as much. I wondered why she posed as happy parties wedding but the aura was sadness. So it was this wahala over her head.
DeletePeace in Christ Jesus to all parties
This woman is a terrible liar.Your mother don't know her yet she arranged with some people through your husband? To do what exactly? Beg you? Why did she has to go through that process? Cos you refused to accept her pleadings.
ReplyDeleteU are a dunce. See English fa.
DeleteSo she apologised to the family but u insisted on a public apology?
ReplyDeleteThis woman sha. Let me just reserve my comments.
May the soul of the late Dr. Giwa rest in peace.
Good luck to Ibinabo.
One more thing, she should fire her lawyer. The guy is a mess.
Hmmmmmm
DeleteOga u try well well
B thiefing* m'moniker wt style u hear?
A public apology is too small an atonement for killing someone's loved one.. It's only in Nigeria that people act high and mighty.. Celebs in Hollywood apologise for the most mundane reasons.. That would have shown the court that she was remorseful
DeleteMadam, you are very jealous of Mrs Ibinabo.
ReplyDeleteYes you are an accountant. But you are not beautiful at all when compared to her.
She didn't make her self so beautiful and famous
U can go and drink Sniper and join your brother. if you are still so bitter after eleven years.
Mrs Ibinabo will come out and will even be more beautiful and more famous dan she is now.
Amen to your last sentence!...
DeleteBeautiful ke??? If u don't have any reasonable thing to say, keep shut!! What does beauty have to do with the case?
DeleteJames,you are about the dumbest BV on SDK blog.Who is talking about physical beauty here?I really pity your parents o.All their effort on you came out null.Chai.Omase oo.
DeleteAdaobi is that you?
DeleteJames, God is watching you, do not think because you are faceless here, you can continue to say jargon.
DeleteJames that is a very nasty thing to say. Please do not hide behind the computer to say hateful things to any human being. It is a very difficult and painful thing to lose a loved one and people grieve in different ways. However the Giwa family choose to handle ..Please let us respect their right to grieve. It is a pity that it was caused by seemingly avoidable circumstances
DeleteStella pls stop enabling James. This is a civil society
DeleteJames probably don't know what happened, Dr. Giwa was working for lagos state when this whole incident happened so he was lagos state property. Beauty has nothing to do with the law Gotit???
DeleteMay u grieve a dear one James.
DeleteMay u be shamed and advised to drink sniper to join ur dead family members soon. U won't end well. U will die in vain. And I hope d moderator of this blog will post this just as urs was posted. Thank u
James, see your high level of "retardedness".
DeletePride comes before a fall.
ReplyDeleteIt's a clear case. Ibinabo messed up big time,she should have apologised publicly. It's not gonna take anything away from her.You commited manslaughter and you couldn't aplolgise because of your career ?
ReplyDeleteIf she wasn't a celebrity,would they have asked for a public apology?#justsaying
DeleteThe fact that she is a celeb makes a public apology almost necessary
DeleteShe begged u people to forgive her. And u told her to go and throw herself to the mercy of the courts .
ReplyDeleteMay we all never fall into the trap of wicked and evil people.
Karma is near!
DeleteMy friend shut your trap. Though it was an accident but the truth remains that she killed that man. A son,husband,and father. What if he was your dad would you have forgiven so easy. All the family needed was a public apology, and that is exactly what she should have done. She had no right to move on until the mother of that man had uttered those words 'I have forgiven you'. What happened was just too painful and these people have not forgiven her one bit.
DeleteYou shut your stupid trap......if she was not a celebrity would she have asked for a public apology? Wicked family.....their brother is gone but ibinabo still lives after jail......they have gained nothing and will continue to be the loser.....she forgiveness is key and we all need it so we pray none of their family members ever do wrong to another
DeleteSpanish, James doesn't know or have a father, so he has no idea what it means to have a parent. Plus his mother was an absentee one doing asawo work with lorry drivers. Can't u see from his comment dat he's frustrated n will soon die?
DeleteDon't be deceived madam. Ibinabo is probably older than you.
ReplyDeleteAbi o, Ibinabo should be in her early if not late 50s now
DeleteI am married and I have three wonderful kids with the same man.
ReplyDeleteImagine the shade. This woman is a witch! Sadist!
DeleteI laughed wen I saw that
DeleteMeaning IB have 5 children with 5 men or what?
Thought IB have 3 biological n 2 adopted
Let her go n serve
No one knows tomorrow
This can happen to anybody
I saw that.
DeleteTo what end?
Petty IMO.
Subtle shading o
DeleteHonestly, my dear. That bit the woman said gave her away and I was like wow this women envies IbinBo. So she knows Ibinabo after all .
DeleteI just dislike this Dr. Giwa's witch sister. Wicked soul.
DeleteAnd she kept saying she knows nothing about her o. This woman really hates Ibinabo, and looks like one who would come into the country frequently just to check on the case and make sure justice is served. Read between the lines, most of what she said are lies.
DeleteYes she may not have known Ibinabo until she killed her brother. I didn't know her too. It's only normal to investigate her after d encounter. N besides, Ibinabo has stayed in d news ever since so who won't notice her life?
DeleteAnd the Giwa family never asked the LSG to drop the case.
ReplyDeleteI always say it. Our problem in this country is majorly tribalism and hatred for anyone not from our language. We all know dat
If Mrs Ibinabo is an "O" this case won't have even made it to the court.
Here we go again with the tribalism nonsense, it seem to me that you james are the very bigot you accuse others of, your comment always reeks of tribalism. It is pathetic that your type can never view issues constructively without shouting tribalism, smh.
DeleteStop watching AfricaMagic all the time and educate yourself.
DeleteThe family can never ask the Govt to drop a criminal case. Drop what? You think Mr IBU is the judge?
It was an accident, agreed and that was no ones fault. I'm sure you read up there that no one sets out to intentionally kill another.
Its her conduct after the accident that's the issue but as usual, you wouldn't reason buy would rather insult the 'language people'.
Now you're talking about tribalism. That's rich.
James if I curse you, it will catch you so take your time. You are such a menace that I shudder at the thought of you being like this in real life
DeleteQuoting you
Delete"Our problem in this country is majorly tribalism and hatred for anyone not from our language. We all know dat"
Your hatred for the yoruba tribe is so much, I am forced to wonder whether they are responsible for your pathetic life. Change your ways if not, hatred will kill you.
I pray you don't go through what the giwa family went through. How will you feel if someone does same to you? Mrs Abiola is very right....ibinabo should have been remorseful small. Her gallivanting around is enough to make the concerned parties angry. Plus probably she was playing the I am a celebrity card with the state government.
DeleteMake she just go do 5 years sharp sharp...its just 2.5years abi? A ni da oran ooo, amin.
This case is not between Ibinabo and the Giwa,s family, this is no tribal thing atall. MrsB is right, stop glueing yourself to African Magic. Get educated.
DeleteMrsB shut up big time.......am a lawyer and yes people with money have asked govt to drop a case....Giwa family vowed to make her go to jail cos she is a celebrity and they refused to forgive....while I cannot blame them but to come out and lie is most stupid......but I pray karma visits a member of that family so they taste the pain of unforgiveness
DeleteAnd you are a lawyer? Make sure you keep practicing in your jungle. No sane country will EVER let you defend a cockroach or stand in their hallowed chambers.Shame shame shame on you.
DeleteYOT
U are a fool anony 22:53. How can karma visit a victim? Karma will rather visit u for misjudging. U will partake of their trauma in Jesus name
DeleteThis matter should rest biko. Am tired of this ibinabo saga. Let her cool off in jail may be after 2yrs the govt might pardon her so that people will take a clue from her story and learn how to drive safely and not under the influence of alcohol.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.
DeleteLet them stop disturbing us with the issue. If it was another person we wouldn't be hearing this story everyday. But because it involves ibinabo we won't hear word. Let the Supreme Court grant their judgements and whatever they decide is the judgment.
DeleteAlot of people are in jail because they did hit and run. A lot are in jail because the caused the death of another person driving and they didn't run. Alot are in jail suffering some fate
So enough please
Even judas that didn't kill Jesus directly paid for it ,talk less of a drunk driver that killed a man.
ReplyDeleteY public apology? How e take concern us? Hrt of stone!
ReplyDeleteGbam!Na wicked family...
DeleteA public Apology is asking Ibinabo to own up . The whole problem started when she mentioned her career. What is an acting career compared to the life of a person? She should have apologised publicly and not try to cover up the accident. Accidents do happen. Family please forgive . I think if Ibinabo was so remorseful persistently even if the family refused to see her , if she designated a driver to take the kids to school or mama wherever they wanted to go, paid school fees, medical . Attend school functions and co just basically adopt a new family then this case would have died but she was attending functions, got married, looking younger everyday and more and more beautiful, grew longer legs. Sadly, life goes on. The world can't stop because doctor died. I feel the family is fueling this case, Emeka ike how you doing?
DeleteAt leema, so she should not have a life anymore because she "accidentally" killed someone! I am sorry for the loss of the Dr but this interview granting is so unnecessary.
DeleteI pray you don't go through what the giwa family went through. How will you feel if someone does same to you? Mrs Abiola is very right....ibinabo should have been remorseful small. Her gallivanting around is enough to make the concerned parties angry. Plus probably she was playing the I am a celebrity card with the state government.
DeleteMake she just go do 5 years sharp sharp...its just 2.5years abi? A ni da oran ooo, amin.
The public apology was actually not neccessary . I pity her kids more than anything. How come we are yet to hear a thing from her hubby! Just wondering!
DeleteStory, story!!! Hmmm!
ReplyDeleteLet this matter rest....
ReplyDeleteFamily members stop granting interviews.
Ibinabo chop your beans,learn humility while at it.
To your tent,Oh,Israel!
Ibinabo has gone to jail so enough of this rubbish interviews...
ReplyDeleteShe killed una brother and blah blah blah...we have heard...
Mtcheeeeww....
She didn't kill anybody,it was an accident.Giwas family are sadists!
DeleteBRT madam
DeleteSee they way you guys are bragging your mouths. If this sort of thing happened to some of you, you would be sitting at amadioha's shrine until Ib lost all the hairs on her head.
DeleteHmmmmmm....if only IB has put her career aside and apologised publicly...ego set in. Now see where it has landed her.it's not like she can even act.. What career sef,are we talking abt? It was an accident, fine! No one is above accident... But ur actions after d accident determines what kind of person u are. That's why God will continue to punish all these hit and run drivers.
ReplyDeleteAgreed
DeleteAgreed
DeleteIf she wasn't a celebrity,would they have asked for a public apology?if it was a drunk taxi driver,would they have asked him to apologise publicly?
DeleteThis shameless woman is a foolish liar.
ReplyDeleteIn her earlier write up, she claimed that Ibinabo removed the car plate numbers. But in this interview she carefully forgot to repeat those absurd lies. Bcos of the new Charles Novia account which showed that Ibinabo was unconscious. And was taken to hospital by a good Samaritan.
Shame on you Madam.
Someone removed the plate number. It may not have been IB but someone did
DeleteSum1 did? Thot they were insisting that she did? Mtchewww
DeleteThe courts should have sentenced Ibinabo to a 21 years imprisonment. So that the man can rise from the dead. And the family can finally have the closure they seek.
ReplyDeleteGbam!!! Or the courts should have executed her so that Emeka Ike, Clarion Chukwurah & Dr. Giwa's family can know happiness...
DeleteGbam!!! Or the courts should have executed her so that Emeka Ike, Clarion Chukwurah & Dr. Giwa's family can know happiness...
DeleteShut ur stupid mouth anony 10:12. If it was ur brother it happened to I'm sure u won't let d killer go unpunished. Stupid fool.
DeleteLmao. Haba
DeleteIt's sad that a life was lost, but Biola is a liar, and an arrogant liar for that matter.
ReplyDelete- Ibinabo would never had told her that the case will affect her career
- She lies when she says she's never heard about Ibinabo before
- She lies when she says she didn't know the case was still in appeal court.
- She lies when she says that she wasn't excited when the appeal court ruled against Ibinabo.
-lies!
-lies lies!
-lies lies lies!
It's Lied! Not lies.
DeleteAbeg swerve. Anonymous the advocate.
DeleteAnonymous 11.44 every heard of present continuous? The tense in the above sentences is correct.
DeleteNdi akwukwo abani.
Ever*
DeleteIsn't this getting too much..
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for ibinabo's children. They're the only ones that comes to my mind whenever this issue comes up.
I guess Dr. Giwa didn't have kids too right
DeleteYes Aninymous, Dr Giwa has kids and they are suffering, by suffering I mean miss their dad and the role he out to play in their lives. But why take away the mother of another set of kids to suffer too? If it can be avoided then it should be avoided, after all messed up kids still end up in the society. Think of that little daughter Ibinabo has. The court should have Ibinabo take responsibility of the good Dr's family and othe things they deem fit. The deed has been done , it was an accident. I think Ibinabo should have made herself and her kids integrate into the family. Abroad, you hear how the driver always ask for forgiveness for eternity, they even become family friends.
DeleteAbeg this woman should park well. If I hear she is not happy about the judgement, all I could deduce from above is that Ibinabo refused apologising publicly but she did admit Ibinabo apologised to the family. This is Nigeria, on another thought, her advisers might have thought Ibinabo's public apology might make it look as evidence she is guilty of d crime and used as evidence hence the refusal which d family didn't find funny. So sad we are still on this issue,pls let her serve her term and come out strong, our lives is in God's hands.
ReplyDeleteR.I.P to the dead. Madam you and your family should forgive IB! You or your children may be involved in accident tmr.
ReplyDeleteShe said it all.her attitude after d accident caused this.n those in dat jeep with her should come out and talk.for d police to had gone searching for d jeep's owner means they truely left scene.lord av mercy on her.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind all this stupid hypocrites on this blog, like if it was their brother they would accept such. Abeg make we hear word on top this case jare, u guys should give it a rest already
DeleteE don do na. She's in jail
ReplyDeleteThe interviewer asked a lot of stupid Qs?
ReplyDeleteWhat dd he or she mean by saying d family is jealous of ibinabo? Jealous dat she killed som1 bah?
I don't even no what to believe any more..
Weda or not ibinabo was drunk dat night.
Weda ibinabo who was sed to be drunk, cld be well coordinated to remove her plate numba by hersef n yet able to run from d scene of d accident all by hersef.
And where she got d tool to detach her plate numba.
but one tin I know is, this woman Neva set out dat night to kill nobody.
And this woman must have spent a lot on police matters.
And dis case must av halted so many tins in her life...for ex her marriage n all.
Its time for the family to try n move on, its bin 10yrs already..its painful but plz take ur hand off dis case and let it really be BTW ibinabo n the govt...
Ibinabo cannot survive naija jail ooo...the place dikwa harsh...don't av som1 death in ur hands...its OK abeg, e don do.
U're an idiot,wat dyu mean by 'take ur hand off dis case'?Can u not read all what's written u dyslexic empty pinkshell
DeleteTell Mr. Udoh....he is a fool to have chosen ur mother to birth u.
DeleteAnd where is my comment to Dis stupid lady.
DeleteExcept u are d one using different id's to attack ur blog visitors, wonder y u are protecting dis individual.
Pinkshell, so since ibinabo's skin is too fresh for naija prison, whose skin shld be there then? I wish I can see the judge that sentenced her, I would give her a hug for punishing the offender. Everyday we cry that our country is this, our country is that but yet we separate who shld be above the law and who shld be under and inside. In case u don't know, the law is supreme over any person within the territory of Naija and must be strictly adhered to.
DeleteEven if IB carries town crier all over the country begging and crying, she cannot be spared. The govt is already involved in it and am sure it's cuz she was assumed to ve made a "mistake", she was given 5 years abi u dnt knw that killers are either killed or given long term jail?
Please let's reason accordingly a life is a life, whether young, old, about to live or whatever, a life is a life and the law must remain supreme.
Facts
ReplyDelete1. Ibinabo killed Dr. GiwA
2. She wasn't remorseful.
3. She was more concerned about her career and didn't avoid publicity
4. She should have given a public apology
5. She didn't have good advisers
6. The case is between her and Lagos state.
Gbam!!! People are just being sentimental. I am a lawyer and her best bet would have been to tender two or three public apologies in the internet and play the"I am a mother of five children for which I am the sole breadwinner".
DeleteShe might have gotten mercy from the judge, especially considering the fact that her husband, Uche Egbuka has been nowhere to be found since this case.
I believe with sufficient remorse and a well planned plea of allocotus, she might have gotten a fine or a severely reduced sentence, as it stands now, the Giwa family can't do anything about it.May God help her children.
Wow!!God knows berra
ReplyDeleteThis makes sense. I think the damage was her trying to protect her career when she just exited a family man out of this world... Thats just cold. I don't think she should be saved jail time just cos she is an actress it doesn't cut it. The judicial system does not work like that. We have seen a lot of celebrities sent to jail in other countries for their crimes. Even Adams got 5yrs for seeing that underaged girl.
ReplyDelete5 yrs for man slaughter is a pat in the back.
Go to kirikiri and see people who has been there for 10yrs for stealing mobilecrimes or their rich madam's wristwatch (yes I know cos I go there on humanitarian visit),their stories will make loose appetite for days
Anyone calling the family wicked is just insensitive and selfish.
We loose mobile phones and we curse the life out of the supposed thieves, wishing instant death and madness upon them... Just for a mobile phone and now people actually think this family is being unfair by wanting justice? Common
I even read on here where some people were saying that sending her to jail will not bring back the dead. Thats just the dumbest thing to say cos if that's the case, then rapists should not jailed cos jailing them will not repair the damage on their victims, arm robbers should be set free too cos jailing them does not return the squandered loot, OK you can say they ought to jailed cos letting them loose will make them commit more crime... How would you know that? Every convicted criminal swears change, maybe they really changed, u don't know until you let them loose in the society.
Can we swear on our lives that Ibinabo will never be in another accident as long as she lives? Nobody knows that too but God, so please let's call a spade a spade and a javeline cos it is painted.
The family deserve closure and thats what this justice will give them.
Thank u..this is the most sensible comment I have read so far on this issue...to pple saying why shd she apologise publicly.i feel she shd av done it if that wud give them closure..by now she wud av put all this behind her...these r educated pple..they will fight it to d end...its well
DeleteYou are wrong. Simple words accident. Did Ibinabo know Dr Giwa? No. Did she set out that day to kill? No. Was she armed? No. Was she envious that dr Giwas sister had all her kids from one man and she didn't do hence she will kill her husband ? No. All what you listed were premeditated acts : ranging from murder, theft, rape. The law should take its course but remember an accident is never planned unless proved otherwise.
DeleteLeema.... Premeditated or not, she committed a crime punishable by law! Those crimes I listed are premeditated which is why death by them is called MURDER, death by 'accident'is not premeditated which is why it is called MAN SLAUGHTER.
DeleteIbinabo committed man slaughter and she should be punished accordingly! Death by accident is punishable in all countries of the world, irrespective of the individual involved, even if she had killed a homeless street beggar. A LIFE IS A LIFE!!!
So please don't be sentimental.
Lehman, she didn't set out to kill true. But she drove while been drunk. That alone means you are set out to endanger the lives of others. When you drink it's not a problem but when you are drunk allow another person take the wheels or simply be in the cab.. You have no business driving when drunk. This is my issue with the case. Then hit and run again is a serious offense.. This is why the state took it up with her.
DeleteWe have seen many cases of accidents and nothing to happened to the driver after he begs the family. But in a case where it's hit and run and then prove you were drunk, it's stated in the law for such person to be convicted..
So yes she didn't set out to kill but she was drunk and drove thereby endangering the lives of others
Leema ur a waste of sperm
DeleteYou people should please allow us to rest.
ReplyDeleteWe all pray for God's grace not to fall victims but Nigeria is a country full of difficult people who don't know what they want. We keep complianing of a failed system but the moment the system begins to work , then comes the sentimental and bigotry bullshits .
DeleteThis Biola lady and the Giwa family never forgave Ibinabo.
ReplyDeleteIt was very obvious and glaring from some of the things she said during the interview.
Well, Ibinabo also made a lot of mistakes though - running away from the scene, refusing to make a public apology. In any case, it doesnt sound like they were to going to forgive her though after the public apology. They just wanted to use the public apology to nail her more.
This family is wicked and arrogant.
ReplyDeleteAll I hear is USA,uk and so what.
Medical doctors are immortal and can die anytime anyhow . What is all these.
Did Ibinabo leave the house to kill Giwa.
Please and please. We are alive by God"s grace.
Ibinabo stay in prison for 20 years. Let me see if Dr Giwa will wake up after.
Yoruba and wickedness pass boko haran.
Stella publish my comment.
Your own too much.
Don't mind them. Unforgiving souls!
DeleteYou are the wicked person here. Is it their fault you have never left your village? With this envious tone of yours,you might never get to leave the shores of Nig.
DeleteWhen you have lost a sibling to hit and run driver, come back and talk. Tribalistic bushrat, boko harm's descendant.
Come back and speak when you have lost a brother. ..you have no right to insult people in dat manner..They r entitled to their grief..mbok!
DeleteIbinabo serve the jail term.
ReplyDeleteMay be with that the whole family will become immortal.
Yes she should serve the jail term. The family will not become immortal but Justice has been served
DeleteBola u are wicked. Let the dead bury the dead.
ReplyDeleteIf ibinabo did not kill your doctor. Does it mean your so called over specialized doctor will live forever.
Your own is too much. U too can die by accident
Or are u immortal.
Stella Stella post my comment. I want her to read our comments.
Those saying she shaded ibinabo by saying she has three kinds by the same man... Oh well, you don't expect them to be best of friends and you don't expect her to be lovey dovey on her, she killed her brother for god sakes! She has every right to be mad at her and shade her all she wants. Someplace of you here shade you ex-boyfriend's babe even though she didn't snatch him from you.
ReplyDeleteStella you had to use a pic where she looks sober? Biko put up the peacock dress pic. Lol
ReplyDeleteGod punish you!!!
Deletelol
DeleteThey should let this matter rest. IB is in jail already
ReplyDeleteThe issue here isn't even the accident itself. The woman clearly stated this.
ReplyDeleteThe issue is her conduct AFTER the accident!
In criminal cases, you can't tell the family of the victim to take their hands off the case as it's now between Ibinabo and the State! The family has no say in this. This isn't a civil matter please.
The only thing she should have done was to conduct herself in a manner that would show the court, the family and the general public that she was indeed remorseful about the incident. The court could decide to take that into cognisance while delivering the judgement but the court isn't bound to.
A life was lost, a man killed! Don't act like that doesn't matter. Some comments here just churn the stomach. Imagine typing crap like 'You're jealous Ibinabo is more beautiful than you are, go and drink sniper and join your brother'
We would all give account of the words we utter oh, don't think because its a blog so it doesn't matter.
Say what you know,civil ko,criminal ni,there's nothing that can't be settled out of court if both parties set out to do that including criminal matters
DeleteAs a matter of fact, im 'saying' what I do know.
DeleteOnce the matter has been brought before the court and is now between the state and the accused person. The advice given to Ibinabo would have been to her advantage if she had taken it. She would have shown the court that she was remorseful and that could have been considered by the court while delivering judgement. Also bear in mind that this is a case of manslaughter.
The first thing to do was NOT to flee the crime scene and if she was indeed carried away for her safety as alleged, she should have submitted herself to the nearest police station as soon as possible. Instead she waited for the police to investigate and find out that she was the driver.
So please don't teach me what I already know, thanks.
Some of the comments I am reading are really sad , a crime was committed she should pay for it ibinabo or not ,all human beings are equal at least all she is getting is a jail term,later una go say there is no justice for the less privileged.abi no be person be Adam Johnson,oj Simpson ,Wesley snipes and so on and see I Lagos state in interested cos he is thier staff even doctors for Lagos no go gree if the family gree u think it's just a nobody she killed. She should go and see the president self she would serve the jail term.she is suppose to come our self and own up and you be shocked how people would rally around her.
ReplyDeleteFive years is here all already. Hope it makes her a better person
ReplyDeleteIbinabo's accident was planned because she was drunk and driving a car period.
ReplyDeleteWicked family. Get out of our sight. So your brother never mistakingly or accidentally kill in his hospital?
ReplyDelete@Fan Emmanuel, internet whore, Tart,Hoe, old ugly unkept lookin gweggz! Hoe'ing btw different blogs. Better go $look for a frustrated man to hook with ur body$mouth odour before I sprinkle you with curses if you don't caution those your horrible looking dirty fingers that you're using to type rubbish. Tribalistic moron.
ReplyDeleteFan Emmanuel,i wish you what you wish the Giwa's as the Easter gift this year. Eyin omo Irankiran, omo ajaarabuka.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity alot of people can't be realistic for once. What a family can survive another can't. I pray it doesn't happen to any of us cos I believe in justice. If Ibinabo isn't involved in this,i'm sure many people will be shouting for justice not because she did it intentionally but cos of her attitude after the accident. Who are you and what position do you have that you said u can't apologize publicly? If that is what the family wants, why not do it then. For people saying she said she doesn't know Ibinabo,its possible she doesn't and I believe after the accident, she must have been monitoring her to know what's up with Ibinabo's life.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lesson for everybody not just celebrities alone to tread gently.
Let's learn to love cos if we love others the way we love ourselves, some things will be done differently in life. If you really love, u won't hit your fellow human and run away.i m sure if Ibinabo wasn't caught, she will never come out to tell the world she killed Dr.Giwa
To Dr.Giwa's family, please forgive,forget and move on because life is too short.
Ibinabo, God will have mercy on you.
To BVs, I pray we won't have reasons to cry over our loved ones on Jesus name.
Above all, let us love as Christ loves us.
LOVE................
Is it possible to forget? To forget that means their minds will have to become an empty slate or they will have to develop amnesia. Forgiveness is the word here. May God continue to bless and keep the Giwa family.(Amen).
DeleteJames I pray the same accident that happened to Dr Giwa also happens to you.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry we will do 1min of silence for you on the blog. I will personally donate towards ur burial expenses.
So the person responsible will just go to the village and beg your parents. Then all will be forgotten and forgiven. Anuofia
Reading this write up shows this woman is very petty,wicked and low life! From her words you know all these: "I am married and have 3 Children for same man"; subtly dissing IB;she begged but you said she should go to the media! Ekwensu! In America; or any where,you can settle out of court. May you kill somebody some day and you go to Jail! Am not a fan of IB but pls this is way too much!
ReplyDeleteYou are in no position to judge the woman. Ib should have just done what the family wanted if the public apology was what would have made them happy what is a public apology compared to a life lost. A loss to the nation also.
DeleteYou are the petty and wicked person. You are also very insensitive.
I don't think anyone should come here judging the family of the Dr, until one has experienced such you may never know ur reaction.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, if it was my enemy's broda that this happened to I will also want her to be handed over to the law and whatever the law decides, let it be.
Some silly ppl writing jargons here, if it was their broda they wld have done worse,I mean Ibinabo is just going to loose 5yrs of her life behind bars. During that period, her kids can come to visit her. In 5yrs she comes out and life continues for her.
The Doc kids will never see him again, his wife. Financially you don't even know how dis woman will be catering for the kids in Uk university that is expensive.
I am sure she will much prefer if her husband was going to prison instead of Ibinabo and he will still come back.
I think the law was even lenient on Ibinabo, she commited manslaughter so she needs to serve her term even if she has apologised publicly she still commited manslaughter and a court of competent juridistion will sentence her accordingly. 5 years is even fair each time I go to prisons for evangelism I leave there crying. Go to kirikiri and see people who stole less than 10k awaiting trial for more than 10 years. Ibinabo will retrace her steps while in prison and I believe she will come out stronger. Mr Giwa's family pls I wish you could heal and God continually uphold the family
ReplyDeleteTo get a better perspective on this issue, we need to replace the characters with alphabets. Say X is a lady who accidentally hit and killed Y, the late doctor and the sister who gave the interview is Z. Whether we admit or not, the celebrity factor taints objectivity. Some of you are her fans, some are not. Personally, she seems like a pleasant lady so it will be hard not to empathetic to her plight but we must remember that a soul was lost and family members are still grieving in their own way.
ReplyDeleteTrue, 100 years of imprisonment will never bring the late doctor back but loss is something one never gets over, you only learn to live with the pain. It's easy for us to pass judgment from the comfort of our homes with our loved ones very much around but can we for a second imagine if, God forbid, it were our husbands, brothers, fathers, uncles, even best friends. Will we be so rational? Of course not, grief heightens the senses and sends objectivity through the window. Then imagine if we hear that the person responsible for the death seems to be getting special treatments because of their celebrity status? Oh! Naturally we will be furious and our anger will be through the roof.
Like they say, what happens is not as monumental as our reaction to it. Even the Bible says a soft answer turneth away wrath. It appears I.B didn't show enough remorse or her remorse was perceived as corrupted with arrogance. If we are to believe the sister, saying you can't make a public apology because of the negative effect on your career, to the family of the bereaved is worst than a dagger to the heart. Some of you are spit fire, you get so enraged at an innocent comment a BV makes which isn't even directed at you so imagine if someone who caused the death of a family member says that to your face? Some of you guys will reenact the crucifixion.
Nothing can bring back the dead but attitude and reaction goes a long way. Even when a patient dies due to medical error, does the reaction of the doctor(s) in charge not help deal with the pain? Will it be ok for the doctor(s) responsible to throw one of those annoying one-liners like "take heart, we did our best" or "God giveth and God taketh away"? Will you be rational enough to say "well, he is dead so no amount of apology will bring him back, doc, I forgive you"?
It's very easy to dissociate ourselves from both sides because no matter how hard we try, we can never feel the pain of both the bereaved and Ibinabo. We seem to forget the main issue here is the wrong judgment of the magistrate who awarded a fine for an offence which carries a compulsory prison sentence, even if the maximum sentence wasn't imposed. This saga got more sensational because a Court of appeal upheld the decision of the High Court to imprison the accused, thereby opening old wounds. If the magistrate did the right thing, she would have served her sentence and been a free lady now because what seems to aggravate most people is the fact that it happened over a decade ago so it's water under the bridge. But there are two families that will never be the same again, quite unfortunate.
Ronald, please shut up Mumu Empty vessel.
DeleteThank you Ronalda. Very well said
DeleteLolz anony oh!!
Deletewhat about her husband? we havent heard from him lately
ReplyDeleteIbinabo's husband has done a runner
ReplyDeleteThe press should stop the interview with this wicked family. Had the accident happened last year, I would have said passion was still hot and thus their bitterness. Since it is over ten years and they cannot forgive, let them carry their wickedness out of our sight. Ibinabo is already in jail, what else do they want?
ReplyDeleteYou are a retard simple.
DeleteStella where do you get some of your readers from? Their ignorance, timidity and sheer stupidity is mind boggling. Nigeria is really in trouble. Jesus Christ. Someone committed a crime. She MUST do time whether it's 30 yrs or not. Look at saner climes. Even if it is 40 yrs after you commit a crime once you are convicted you will do the time. You are one of the reasons Nigeria is the way it is: retrogressive stupid lots
YOT
Now these people should let this matter rest already,at least the culprit has gone to jail.
ReplyDeleteI am so shocked at the comments of some Bvs, pls use ur Google and check cases in other countries when a case becomes a state case, there is nothing anyone can do, not even the Giwa's family could have done anything. The case was between IB and lagos state not Giwa n IB. It is only in Nigeria that we use sentiment and declare witchute cos a celebrity is involved!! The truth of the matter is IB Didn't do well, all the guys saying rubbish were not there when the incident happened neither when she alleged she went to apologise to the family. Two years ago there was an accident on third mainland bridge in the night, a man had a flat tyre, came down to change it and was about putting the bad tyre in the car when a fast moving car knocked him down and killed him immediately, the man could have driven off but he stopped and still rushed the dead man to the hospital, reported himself to the police and kept going to the man's family. The dead man wife been a born again Christian told the man she forgives him, even when the extended family wanted to pursue the case further, the dead man's wife refused and kept saying the man could have driven off but he didn't and went the extra mile. It is ur attitude when an incidents happens that matters and like someone rightly said when it happens to you then u will know how it feels! The recent case of the Sunderland footballer should also give an insight that when it comes to the law none is above except in nigeria and that's why u bunch of idiots that don't know the law are saying the family should have told the court to let IB go!! IB was the one appealing the case not the family! The law has to take it cause, if I was the Giwa's family I won't even grant an interview again and just keep quite, whatever anyone think is thier cup of headache, when u find urself in the same situation then do as u deem fit.
ReplyDeleteI am so shocked at the comments of some Bvs, pls use ur Google and check cases in other countries when a case becomes a state case, there is nothing anyone can do, not even the Giwa's family could have done anything. The case was between IB and lagos state not Giwa n IB. It is only in Nigeria that we use sentiment and declare witchute cos a celebrity is involved!! The truth of the matter is IB Didn't do well, all the guys saying rubbish were not there when the incident happened neither when she alleged she went to apologise to the family. Two years ago there was an accident on third mainland bridge in the night, a man had a flat tyre, came down to change it and was about putting the bad tyre in the car when a fast moving car knocked him down and killed him immediately, the man could have driven off but he stopped and still rushed the dead man to the hospital, reported himself to the police and kept going to the man's family. The dead man wife been a born again Christian told the man she forgives him, even when the extended family wanted to pursue the case further, the dead man's wife refused and kept saying the man could have driven off but he didn't and went the extra mile. It is ur attitude when an incidents happens that matters and like someone rightly said when it happens to you then u will know how it feels! The recent case of the Sunderland footballer should also give an insight that when it comes to the law none is above except in nigeria and that's why u bunch of idiots that don't know the law are saying the family should have told the court to let IB go!! IB was the one appealing the case not the family! The law has to take it cause, if I was the Giwa's family I won't even grant an interview again and just keep quite, whatever anyone think is thier cup of headache, when u find urself in the same situation then do as u deem fit.
ReplyDeleteI am so shocked at the comments of some Bvs, pls use ur Google and check cases in other countries when a case becomes a state case, there is nothing anyone can do, not even the Giwa's family could have done anything. The case was between IB and lagos state not Giwa n IB. It is only in Nigeria that we use sentiment and declare witchute cos a celebrity is involved!! The truth of the matter is IB Didn't do well, all the guys saying rubbish were not there when the incident happened neither when she alleged she went to apologise to the family. Two years ago there was an accident on third mainland bridge in the night, a man had a flat tyre, came down to change it and was about putting the bad tyre in the car when a fast moving car knocked him down and killed him immediately, the man could have driven off but he stopped and still rushed the dead man to the hospital, reported himself to the police and kept going to the man's family. The dead man wife been a born again Christian told the man she forgives him, even when the extended family wanted to pursue the case further, the dead man's wife refused and kept saying the man could have driven off but he didn't and went the extra mile. It is ur attitude when an incidents happens that matters and like someone rightly said when it happens to you then u will know how it feels! The recent case of the Sunderland footballer should also give an insight that when it comes to the law none is above except in nigeria and that's why u bunch of idiots that don't know the law are saying the family should have told the court to let IB go!! IB was the one appealing the case not the family! The law has to take it cause, if I was the Giwa's family I won't even grant an interview again and just keep quite, whatever anyone think is thier cup of headache, when u find urself in the same situation then do as u deem fit.
ReplyDeleteVery well said Ronald!!! Some brains here are retarded I must say!!!
ReplyDeleteYou must be a fake lawyer that will fail in everything.
ReplyDeleteJustice served. Family or no family! Supreme Court won't do any less! Lessons to be learnt. Surely this arrogant lady has learnt her own. If she smart, she will do her time and forget about Supreme Court. LASG won't be so forgiving to let her off d hook for taking them the whole distance. My advice. Let her peeps start begging d govt to pardon her instead of all dis nonsense.
ReplyDeleteThis is stale news please
ReplyDeleteI dont think that she is pettty rather I think the interviewer made her very defensive with the questions. The interviewer kept asking questions that belittles the incident and the family's emotions and reactions to it. I believe that what happened in this case was...,1. Manslaughter is a criminal case and not civil. The family had little or no influence on it,maybe at the initial stage but the wound was still too fresh for them to be considerate of Ibinabo 2. The public appeal advice by the sister was a good one because Nigerians being an emotional set of people would have empathized with her but her refusal to do that with the excuse of being protective of her carrier over a man's life was shallow and I'm sure any family would feel slighted by that singular act! The family being educated, connected et al must have felt the need to relent the reins to the state while pushing for justice. Naturally, when someone hurts you and acts like you can't do nothing about it, you'd likely move heaven and earth to avenge your hurts but genuine repentance helps us forgive and also aid the healing process. I pray that God comforts the family and give them a heart of forgiveness because holding on the unforgiveness is unhealthy and is a big sin itself. As for Ibinabo, justice had its way in this case but I pray she finds mercy with God and for grace to speak for her.
ReplyDeleteI have gone through all the comments above and I want to simply state that I blame ibinabo's lawyers in this case. Particularly at the magistrate court level. Being a lawyer myself, I have been involved in similar situation and I think the lawyers are to blame.
ReplyDeleteFirst and foremost, to think or to assume that this case is between the govt and ibinabo without the input of the family is balderdash. Think about this who supplied the witnesses for the government. Certainly the prosecutors would have worked with the family to provide witnesses. That is where the lawyers erred. They should have from the word go inundate the family with remorse so that the government would have found it futile to pursue the case. This they could have done by constantly appealing to the family, buy them off if possible.
The only defense in this case is that it happened by accident and if they had succeeded in proving that ibinabo will still be given some form of punishment. So, apologising in the public would have helped the case rather than destroy it for the defence.
My legal analysis is that ibinabo got text book lawyers and not practical lawyers. This case should never have gone to trial because it will end up the way it has.
No need to go to supreme Court,because that court will certainly uphold the judgment of the Appeal court.
Ibinabo, simply do your time and forget it. Your lawyers messed up big time.
One more piece of advice to the lawyers, try challenging the sentence only at the supreme court, leave out the facts that are not relevant. Good luck to all.