I’ll Never Regret Standing For What Is Right And Fair Trial

Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi has come out to react to reports of a forensic expert’s testimony in the rape case involving his colleague, Baba Ijesha and comedienne Princess’ foster daughter rape case.

He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, people should stop tagging, abusing and cursing him over the result because nothing said by the forensic expert is new.

He added that he’ll never regret standing, fighting for what is right, human rights and fair trial.

His words, “I still don’t understand why people are abusing, cursing and tagging me on forensic expert witness.”

“Nothing said by the forensic expert that has not been said before guys. Please kindly allow the court do their work.”

“While I respect the expertise of the witness from the NGO, please don’t quote her out of context or engage in social media trial. Nigerians deserve better.”

“She was invited by the prosecution as witness. Please get what she said in court yesterday clearly, she never said she has or did forensic evidence like: finger print, test, doctor’s report etc to CORROBORATE what happened seven years ago or indict or link the suspect. She ONLY said she interviewed the victim and as forensic expert that is “forensic interview.”

“Educate yourself on court proceedings guys. Moreso, this witness(forensic expert) has not even been cross examined. Let the court do their work and stop hurling abuses or attack. Rape, Molestation, Child Abuse of any form etc are serious crimes and justice must be served if anyone is found wanting. It is the law. I will never support any of these crimes. LEARN TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.”

“I will never REGRET standing, fighting for what is right, Human Rights and FAIR TRIAL. It is crucial to peace, development and justice in any society.”

“Please let us wait for completion of trial and judge’s verdict before taking definite positions. Trust in the judiciary. Justice for all. Thank you.”

What do you think?

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.