Originally Posted by Robot
“Saharareporters: Do you know who delivered the bomb that killed Dele Giwa?
Ogunade: I believe that Buba Marwa did it. Some Mamman Vatsa boys told the full story in New York during a visit to my college to lobby our college to accept to train Nigerian military officers.”
This is not only reckless, but also very unfair to all concerned (especially Dele Giwa’s family and friends who need to know the facts and not endure more incredible rumors, Marwa whose image may have been wrongly tarnished, and Ogunde himself whose credibility is now questionable).
It is settled law that he who asserts must prove. ... The Latin maxim semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit, the best translation of which seems to be: "the necessity of proof always lies with the person who lays charges."
Thus Inasmuch as I believe Dr Ogunnade should not simply be waived away, the above legal dictum tells him to come clean and do more to prove his claim