A former House of Representatives member and Rivers State governorship aspirant, Farah Dagogo, has revealed that he was once brought to court in an unconscious state during his trial in 2022.
Recall that Dagogo was arrested and charged with masterminding cultist activities at the Rivers PDP secretariat, but was later discharged and acquitted due to lack of diligent prosecution.
Dagogo described his arrest and trial as politically motivated, citing the judge’s ruling, which stated that the prosecution had lost tempo and dexterity in pursuing the case, according to NaijaNews.
Dagogo questioned how he was brought to court unconscious at one point, further highlighting the flaws in the prosecution’s case.
He emphasized that his acquittal was a result of the faulty foundation of the charges against him.
According to him, “In exonerating me of all charges, the judge, Justice Chiwendu Nwogu, in his ruling, said, “Justice is not only for the state, it is also for the defendant, whose freedom has been limited since the commencement of this suit on 9/5/2022. What I see in the prosecution is a complete loss of tempo to prosecute this case any longer. The dexterity on the part of the prosecution to prosecute this case is no longer there, but gone, hence the resort to the applications for these numerous adjournments.
“That statement in the ruling further reinforces the clear belief held by me and other rational thinkers that it was all politically induced. Remember, at a point during this trial, I was brought to court in an unconscious state, how come the “complete loss of tempo” by the prosecutor when it now mattered most? This is because when you attempt to build something on a faulty foundation, it is just akin to building something on nothing. When that foundation is faulty, no structure can endure. So rightly, I was discharged and acquitted for lack of diligent prosecution.”
