Legal practitioner, Abu Arome, has cried out against what he terms the “systemic manipulation and weaponisation of government institutions” by a “notorious land predator” allegedly determined to dispossess his non-Nigerian clients of their legally owned property.
In a powerful narrative titled My Odyssey: Battling Land Grabbers in the Pursuit of Justice, Arome described how his clients, after filing a court case in September 2024 to challenge an alleged unlawful encroachment, suddenly found themselves entangled in criminal accusations.
“For over 13 years, no one ever accused my clients of forgery. That changed immediately after they dared to protect what was lawfully theirs,” he revealed.
He lamented that routine corporate documents were suddenly branded as “forgeries” and even he was implicated in events supposedly committed in 2009 and 2013, years during which he was still a university student.
Arome denounced what he called “a deeper, more systemic rot,” adding: “I have seen how society, our media, public institutions, and even many of our colleagues accept these injustices without scrutiny. The press, hungry for scandal and funded by the highest bidder, publishes unverified allegations as though they were proven facts.”
Calling for urgent reforms, he advocated that: “The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) should, by law, be required to review all criminal investigations before any trial is initiated. Our justice system cannot be great if the innocent must suffer to prove their innocence—or if lawyers are punished for standing on the side of truth.”
He concluded with a passionate plea: “The fight for justice, in this case, is no longer just about land. It is about the soul of our legal system. May truth prevail. May Nigeria be great again.”
