NiDCOM Moves To Secure Release Of Wrongfully Imprisoned Nigerian In Cote D’Ivoire

• NiDCOM Boss, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa said plans are underway to engage the services of a legal expert to prove the innocence of Itunu Babalola.
• Itunu has so far spent two years in an Ivorian Prison for a crime she did not commit.

The Nigerians in the diaspora commission (NiDCOM) has said that sequel to painstaking investigations conducted by the Commission and the Nigeria Mission in Abidjan, Cote D’ivoire, it is now confirmed that Itunu Babalola, a Nigerian living in Abidjan was wrongfully charged and incarcerated for a crime she did not commit.

According to the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa plans are underway to engage the services of a legal expert to prove the innocence of Itunu Babalola at the Court of Appeal after the accused had spent two years out of a ten year jail term for an offence she did not commit.

Reports indicate that the new prosecutor assigned to the case has given assurances of a fair and unbiased review and retrial of the case to secure the release of Itunu Babalola.

As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the former prosecutor in collaboration with the police had twisted the case and accused Itunu Babalolo of human trafficking which led to her conviction for 20 years. Although the sentence was reduced to 10 years, Itunu has so far spent two years in an Ivorian prison for a crime she did not commit.

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Itunu Babalola whose family is from Oyo State, Nigeria has been living in Bondoukou, Cote d’ivoire for a long time but got entangled in a legal battle when she reported the burglary of her house to the Police.

On efforts made to secure her bail, the prosecutor said it is only the court that can grant her bail since she has already been convicted.

The commission, (NiDCOM) promised to continue monitoring the case as it unfolds to ensure justice is served.