Nigerian accused claims frame on cocaine charge
Thursday, January 24, 2008
He accused the investigating officer, Khumo Bagopi of fabricating the case after he was discharged and acquitted by the village magistrate court on a different offence last year.
"After the case, you and your colleagues vowed that you were going to send me back to prison at whatever cost. You said this when accompanying me to the immigration headquarters to extend my stay in Botswana. How can you be so bent on putting an innocent man in jail?" Chiama asked Bagopi.
His horrific actions, betraying the trust placed in him to protect children have rightly been met with the full force of the law. Whilst we commend the court’s decision, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about safeguarding our children and the lifelong scars such abuse leaves.Magistrate Kefilwe Resheng’s firm sentencing sends a powerful message that those who harm children will face severe consequences. Her words rightly...