Nigerians have condemned the alleged incarceration of a 23-year-old woman, Itunu Babalola, by the Ivorian Government over alleged theft of her own properties as shared on Twitter by a Twitter user.
According to the Twitter user, Babalola, a trader based in Bondoukou, Cote d’Ivoire, was said to have been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment after a theft case she reported to the police was allegedly turned against her. Babalola had reported to the Police of a theft carried out in her apartment. She said her items worth N300,000 were missing. After investigations, a boy aged 14 was said to have stolen the items and sold them already. Babalola filed for case to recover her items, only for the DPO of the police to intervene, saying he'll pay her roughly N100,000 for the stolen items so she can drop the case as the boy involved is his nephew. It was after Babalola refused to drop the case that the Police arrested her for theft of her own items and charged her to court, 20 years jail term was there after levied on her. The Twitter user said Babalola has been in jail since 2019 and has served the jail term for a year and some months now. She is said to have attempted suicide twice, while serving the jail term. Nigerians on Twitter are trending #JusticeforItunu, calling on the Nigerian Government to intervene.
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