John Yuwa, a Plateau-based lawyer, is one of the two lawyers whose pictures went viral on the Internet for fighting on a court premises in Gombe State on September 23. He tells CHIMA AZUBUIKE about the incidentMy name is John Yuwa. I am a lawyer based in Jos, Plateau State. I am a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Jos branch.On Thursday, September 23, you and a fellow lawyer were engaged in bloody fisticuffs on the premises of a magistrates’ court in Gombe.
Hmm, you see, I belong to the Bar and I respect the decision of the Bar. What is cardinal in our profession is to respect seniority. Now, this issue, having been handed over to my branch, the tradition is that I should not comment on it. As soon as I do, it will mean I’m exercising power over the issue. However, all I know is that there can’t be injustice in the temple of justice. So, I’m confident that having handed the issue over to the Bar it will do justice to it.
The belief and the practice is that we have one Bar in Nigeria. This will allow you practise anywhere convenient. So, I relate well with my other colleagues, including those in Gombe. It’s just like other jurisdictions, we relate well.