This is my statement on oath above for the Trial within trial at Umunede High Court.
On May 20, 2024, Trial within trial began at Umunede High Court regarding Mouka Emmanuel’s statement. Officer Blessing Edosa admitted she wrote the confessional statement herself because Mouka Emmanuel cannot write. This is a lie. Mouka Emmanuel runs a registered business and is a student at a University.
On July 8, 2024, Trial within trial continued at Umunede High Court. Harrison Gwamnishu got the Delta State Police Command to approve a reinvestigation. While waiting for the reinvestigation approval by the Attorney General, The state counsel and the Judge asked we proceed. Strangely, the IPO, Blessing Edosa, testifying walked to me on the court date, she does not sit close to me neither does she have any business there but she walked right to where I was seated while i was waiting to be called by the court. Regardless of accusing her and other officers of torture, I do not have a particular response if she choose to approach or speak to me. I welcomed her at Agbor Prison on October 2023, while I was still arguing that she didn’t treat me fairly and gave her 750,000 Naira after further inducement by her.
On July 29, 2024, Trial within trial continued at Umunede High Court. We were ready with evidence to present arguing dismissal of the falsified statement but the IPO testifying, Police Officer Blessing Edosa did not arrive early at court. The Judge, Justice C.I Dafe called my case and in the absence of the IPO adjourned the case. The IPO, Blessing Edosa arrived late but the Judge stated that calling the case again after adjournment was unnecessary. I’m sure my lawyer, Barr.Richarmon Natha-Alade made an effort to request that the case be recalled since the IPO had arrived. Efforts are ongoing from the reinvestigation to others that I hope will make it unnecessary to continue the case but all evidence proving my argument to be true are available and presentable.
On November 4, 2024, Trial within trial continued at Umunede High Court. Police Officer Blessing Edosa agreed she received payments from me after my lawyer admitted the payslips as evidence in the trial within trial.
These are the payslips admitted in the trial within trial, unlike screenshots, these are actual statement of accounts.
I’m arguing to the court carefully that inducement, torture and threats occurred for dismissal of the falsified statement.
On November 18, 2024, Trial within trial continued at Umunede High Court. I was cross examined by Barr. F. O. Isichie, State Counsel.
My lawyer Barr. Richarmon Natha-Alade explained the complexity of denying falsified statements. He informed me that if I outrightly deny it. It would be retracted and it’s weight would be determined by several factors. His advise was to argue the inducement, threats and torture that brought about the statement, luckily the police officers wrote it themselves, Officer Blessing Edosa specifically.
Barr. F. O. Isichie tried to give credit to the statement by asking my year of birth hoping to argue that the contents of the statement are accurate. He also asked if I signed the statement in the presence of Barr. Kalikwu and my father as stated in my statement on oath, I stated that I “may” have signed for bail after my father brought Barr. Kalikwu to secure my bail at Delta State Police Command Asaba. My lawyer believes that my arguments seem like a retraction but my statement on oath makes it clear that I’m arguing inducement, torture and threats without outrightly denying their falsified statement. I was deceived, tortured and extorted with the belief that I was securing bail.
It seems a norm in Nigeria for lawyer to argue mental capacity when their clients are charged with murder or framed up as my case may be. My lawyer established one of his arguments verbally that I should not be tried by reason of my mental health, this is a complex argument because the reasonable cause for me being spared a trial by reason of my mental health is because the police hit me on the head during torture at Delta State Police Command Asaba. Any other reason does not seem reasonable to me, the torture to the head calls for me getting treatment without delay and being spared a trial.
I found it extremely difficult to argue during the cross examination without denying the falsified statement. The idea that denying a falsified statement leads to retraction and admission of the statement with its weight determined by the court is not easy to comprehend. I honestly did not write the falsified statement nor know it’s contents but arguing that it was doctored through torture, inducement and threats seems to be a necessity which I succeeded in arguing in my statement on oath but had difficulties doing same during the cross examination.
My parents are set to testify, I hope they can help me win the trial within trial with their testaments.
On November 25, 2024, Trial within trial continued at Umunede High Court. My parents and brother testified. My mother and father confirmed i was tortured. My brother also gave his statement on oath. Barr.Isichie, the state counsel asked if any payment was made to police on April 21, 2022. My father was not aware that i paid 100,000 Naira immediately and bought mobile phones for the Police Officer Blessing Edosa when she stated her phone was bad and in the spirit of friendship i should get her a phone. I will present one more witness to attest to this fact. I sent the witness to purchase the phone for the police officer under the expectation that they were acting for my bail as a complainant and victim. Unfortunately they were preparing a confessional statement without my knowledge.
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