After Madam Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of Transparency International tweeted the words below, @i_am_Anomeli responded with a personal story to underscore the fact that the rule of law is important in any democracy.

See below:

One can regard DSS operation as an EXTRAORDINARY INTERVENTION to WAKE UP a willfully LETHARGIC Bench &Bar to COMPULSORILY TACKLE CORRUPTION.

— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) October 24, 2016

Good morning ma'am. I typically do not tweet @ you. We fundamentally disagree on a lot of things. But this position makes it hard to ignore https://t.co/0tKmSI3otg

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

@obyezeks to drive home my point I will tell a deeply personal story. One that forms some of the most poignant memories of my childhood

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

he reported this matter to the then GM, South East Zone – Engr Walker, who in turn reported to the then MD, Engr Bajuga

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

upon reporting the the then MInister of Communication – Maj Gen Tajudeen Olarewaju, my father was arrested & detained.

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

He was detained cos according to Maj. Gen Olarewaju's logic for such money to be missing my father had to be an accomplice

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

4 Special Investigation Panels found my father not guilty. But he was not released. He was detained from April 97 till Dec 20 1997

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

Nigerian Human Rights Commission took up his case, particularly because he was innocent, but Col. Akiode insisted he must be kept

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

I vividly remember seeing soldiers frogjump my dad at gun point on the orders of Col Frank Omenka – because we brought him food!!!

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

It took a family friend once taking us to Major Hamza Al-Mustapha who took us to Gen Abacha for my father to be freed.

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

My father left Nitel thereafter. It was Nigeria's loss. Because for years 1994-96 he won awards as most outstanding staff

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

I became a lawyer because of this. Because I had first hand experience of what it is like to have rights violated so brazenly

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

when you provide nuance for "extraordinary interventions" you enable the platforms for violation of rights of pple like my dad

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

there cannot, & must not be, any nuance for violation of the rule of law. Its integrity is the last hope of the common man

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

if people in power do not like it, they can amend laws. APC/Buhari have the numbers in NASS to implement any legislative agenda

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

when we shout rule of law, its not just cos we are wailers. Its cos we have personal experience of what life wld be without it

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

I firmly believe that it is better for criminals to go free than to abridge the rights of an innocent man.

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

I'm done. Have a wonderful day.

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

PS. My dad sued Nitel & the FG. The judiciary stood up for him. Awarded him damages, ordered Nitel to give him his job back

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

the FG under Abdulsalam Abubakar then Obj refused to respect those court orders despite not appealing.

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

In 2007, Umaru Musa Yar'adua became President. Goodluck Jonathan was his vice president. They respected the court judgments

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

he had passed the age for retirement so he couldnt go back to work. So he got retirement with full benefits & 10 years back pay

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

10 years of his life gone. On a false allegation. On the basis of an illegality. Ok. I'm truly done now.

— Igala_King (@i_am_Anomeli) October 26, 2016

And that’s it, really.