Dangerous Driving: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement On Ibinabo Fiberesima

The Lagos state Court of Appeal has reserved
judgement in the appeal filed by actress, Ibinabo
Fiberesima-Egbuka, challenging the judgement of
a Lagos High Court which sentenced her to five
years imprisonment for the death of one Dr. Giwa
Suraj.
Ibinabo was sentenced to five years imprisonment
by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of a Lagos state
High Court for reckless driving which caused the
death of Dr. Giwa Suraj in a car accident along
the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos on February
26th 2006. Dissatisfied by the ruling of the High
court, Ibinabo filed an appeal through her counsel,
challenging the decision of the Lagos state high
court to quash a N100, 000 fine without prison
time, given to her by an Igbosere High Court. Not
satisfied by the judgement of the Magistrate
court, the Lagos state government then
approached the High Court who quashed the
verdict of the Magistrate court and sentenced
Ibinabo to 5 years imprisonment. Ibinabo then
appealed the judgement of the High court.
At the hearing of the appeal today January 28th,
the appellate court presided over by Justice
Ndukwe-Anyanwu, reserved judgement in the
appeal after counsel adopted their written
addresses. The court directed that Ibinabo who
was not in court, should be present when
judgement is to be delivered, adding that the date
of judgment would be communicated to the
parties.