Parody Of A Legal Ambush

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM]

By Chidi Anthony Opara

Prosecutor: 

"That you, Mr. Utazi Okoro, an adult male Nigerian, is a member of Kulikuli Vanguard, an organization a court of competent jurisdiction pronounced a terrorist organization and gazetted as such by the federal government, thereby committing the crime of terrorism".

Prosecutor:

"Are you guilty or not?"

Utazi Okoro:

"I am not guilty".

Prosecutor:

(Smiling and facing the media gallery). "Mr. Utazi Okoro just said that he is not a member of Kulikuli Vanguard".

Utazi Okoro's Lawyer:

(Angry, also facing the media gallery). "It is a lie, my client only said that he is not guilty of terrorism and that Kulikuli Vanguard is not a terrorist organization. We have in fact appealed against that terrorist designation pronouncement".

Judge: 

"Court! Case adjourned until next month".

People In Court: 

"As the Court pleases".

People On Social Media 1:

"He said that he is not a member of Kulikuli Vanguard, how can he say that?".

People On Social Media 2: "How can he say that he is not a member of Kulikuli Vanguard, an organization he formed, don't mind those government people, they are all liars".

(Fela's music, "Argument" plays in the background)

--
Chidi Anthony Opara is a Poet, IIM Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Founder/Publisher of, www.publicinformationprojects.org)