Bamise: Judge Angry As Defence Lawyer Stalls Murder Trial

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The defence lawyer, Abayomi Omotubora, has been absent from court for the fourth time since the commencement of the trial.

Again, on June 30, he was absent but sent a representative.He was absent again yesterday, a development that prompted the judge to ask the defendant if he was aware his lawyer would not be present in court to defend him.

At the point the state’s attorney-general of Justice, Moyosore Onigbajo , who is leading the prosecution team, pleaded with the court to inform the state to appoint a representative from the Office of the Public Defender or Legal Aid Counsel to “take over the legal representation” of the defendant.“I urged the court to also take cognisance of how the defendant’s counsel frustrates the court proceeds,” Mr Onigbanjo said.

 

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