Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Like a lamb, he has been moved up and down for years. In obedience he never resisted, playing within the rules and thinking that justice would prevail.

Days gone, weeks rolled by, months fizzled into years nothing but parody of justice was served on a platter of impunity.

He endured, looking helpless but not helpless. Looking toothless but not toothless, looking hopeless but not indeed hopeless.

Many spoke on his behalf, tools beyond legal means were explored, all to no avail. It seems calculated and deliberate to keep him tied to a stake, even when there is nothing to hold him back.

Worse still when those with same seeming bad odour have been let off the hook, his own bad odour appears exaggerated and mixed with t...