former president, Goodluck Jonathan tortured him emotionally for 6 years
over alleged links to terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
Speaking to
Newsmen in the federal capital territory(FCT), Abuja, Ndume, who was
recently acquitted by a federal high court in Abuja, told journalists
that his family was seriously affected by the allegations. He stated
that one of his daughters suffered a miscarriage on hearing of his
arrest and arraignment in court.
In his words;
“For six
years, the Federal Government put me on trial without any evidence to
prove their false allegations against me. After six years, the court
said they had no case against me so they had to acquit me.The media
wasn’t fair; the spirit with which they reported my arraignment has not
been matched with the reports published on my acquittal.
For six
years I was restricted, I could not travel, I could not move an inch; I
was subjected to emotional torture when all the while the government
knew that there was nothing against me and they know who the sponsors of
Boko Haram are.
And the saddest aspect of it all was that up
till when the case was dismissed finally, nobody, including those in the
media who had subjected me to their trial, could query the lame facts
brought to the court.But I will still ensure that my voice is heard and
my side of the story is told as well; because there are so many things
that the world needs to know,”.
Ndume is currently on a 6 months suspension from the Senate.
