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Lawyer Escapes Prison Over Alleged Noise-Making In Court Premises In Delta
A Federal Excessive Court docket choose in Warri Judicial Division, Justice Okon Abange, has warned legal professionals in Warri in opposition to the extent of unprecedented noise-making round court docket premises that disrupted court docket proceedings final week.
Throughout the court docket session and whereas proceedings was ongoing, some legal professionals have been making noises.
The presiding choose was compelled to ship the court docket registrar twice to warn the legal professionals inside the premises to cease making noises however to no avail.
Justice Abange, who discovered it tough to continue with the proceedings, despatched his police orderly to arrest anybody discovered making a noise on the hall of the court docket despite the court docket registrar’s warning.
A lawyer was, subsequently, arrested whereas others ran away.
When introduced earlier than the choose, it was discovered that he was a lawyer.
Justice Abange was disappointed, however somewhat than sending him to jail, decided to warn him, asking him to go and sin no extra.
Noise-making whereas professionalceedings is ongoing within the court docket room is a contempt within the face of the legislation.
However there was a twist within the incident because the Warri department of the Nigerian Bar Affiliation (NBA) decided to concern a boycott order of the choose’s court docket somewhat than warning its members.
It additionally went additional to petition the CJN.
Senior legal professionals, who reacted to the problem, condemned the Warri NBA and recommended the choose for not sending the erring lawyer to jail.
Among the legal professionals stated it might be insanity for legal professionals to be making noises across the court docket whereas proceedings are ongoing.
Lawyer Escapes Jail Over Alleged Noise-Making In Court docket
Lawyer Escapes Jail Over Alleged Noise-Making In Court docket
Lawyer Escapes Jail Over Alleged Noise-Making In Court docket
Lawyer Escapes Jail Over Alleged Noise-Making In Court docket
