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 both parties