Ibrahim Mohammed, a Magistrate of Court 2, Wuse Zone 6, in Abuja, has reportedly ordered policemen at the court to arrest and handcuff a lawyer, Eburu Ekwe Barth, for challenging him on the summary of a case before the court today March 23. The lawyer was sentenced to two months in prison for contempt in the face of the court and taken to Suleja Prison.
Reports say the magistrate was giving judgment on an application filed by an opposing counsel when Ekwe interjected. Ekwe's ground of interjection was that the magistrate was ascribing what he never said to him in his ruling. Ekwe further queried whether there was a conspiracy between the magistrate and the plaintiff's lawyer. His interjection angered the magistrate and he immediately ordered his arrest and sentenced him for contempt. Pleas for mercy made by many lawyers present during the proceedings were ignored by the Judge.
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