Members of Women Arise for Change, an NGO led by Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, were at an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday demand that justice be done on the case of Yewande Oyediran, who is standing trial for allegedly killing her husband, Lowo.
Oyediran, a staff of the Directorate of the Public Prosecution in the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, allegedly murdered her husband by stabbing him with a knife.
The female lawyer, a resident of Akobo Area of Ibadan, allegedly stabbed her husband on February 2.
Today in Ibadan, on #Justice4Lowo pic.twitter.com/VJFriBKi2D
— Dr Joe Odumakin (@DrJoeOdumakin) May 24, 2016
According to Okei-Odumakin, “Justice is the only means to lasting peace after an injustice.
“The best prescription for deterrence is to prevent recurrence by other intending perpetrators and that injustice to one is injustice to all.
“Justice has no gender, just as the crime committed had no gender.”
To achieve lasting peace and ensure trust in the judicial system, Okei-Odumakin said justice must not only be done but must also be seen to have been done.
