has threatened to petition the National Judicial Council to sanction the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obot, over her sentencing of a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to one month’s imprisonment for alleged contempt.
“Mr. Effiong was not put in the dock, told what his wrong or contempt was, given fair hearing or even an opportunity to recant or purge himself . The judge ordered Mr Effiong’s imprisonment after the lawyer queried her decision to send a PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Saviour Imukudo, out of the courtroom and expressed concerns over the intimidating presence of armed police officers in the courtroom.‘Judge refuses to hear bail application’
“Unfortunately, attempts to secure Mr. Effiong’s release through sustained engagements at different levels have been unsuccessful with the Chief Judge indicating that she was unwilling or unable to further entertain the matter. Mr Ubani, a former 2nd vice-president of NBA, said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, that the application for bail pending appeal filed before Ms Obot might be an exercise in futility.
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