Court Orders Abuja Lawyer To Be Jailed For Challenging His Ruling

-No option for fine, he ruled

An Abuja Magistrate court sitting at Wuse zone 6, Abuja, has
ordered for the arrest and remand of lawyer, Eburu Ekwe Barth, for
interjecting when the Magistrate was delivering a ruling on an
application by the opposing Lawyer.

His Worship, Ibrahim Mohammed, sentenced Mr Eburu Ekwe to 2
months imprisonment for contempt in the face of the court.

The magistrate thereafter instructed the policemen within the
court premises to make the arrest and according to the report he
was handcuffed and taken out of the courtroom.

It was also reported that the reason for the interruption by the
lawyer while the magistrate was giving his ruling was because of
His Worship, Ibrahim Mohammed ascribe what he never said to him in
his ruling.

He also queried if there was a conspiracy between opposing
counsel and the magistrate.

However, he has been taken to Suleja Prison, despite pleas by
lawyers in court

-No option for fine, he ruled

An Abuja Magistrate court sitting at Wuse zone 6, Abuja, has
ordered for the arrest and remand of lawyer, Eburu Ekwe Barth, for
interjecting when the Magistrate was delivering a ruling on an
application by the opposing Lawyer.

His Worship, Ibrahim Mohammed, sentenced Mr Eburu Ekwe to 2
months imprisonment for contempt in the face of the court.

The magistrate thereafter instructed the policemen within the
court premises to make the arrest and according to the report he
was handcuffed and taken out of the courtroom.

It was also reported that the reason for the interruption by the
lawyer while the magistrate was giving his ruling was because of
His Worship, Ibrahim Mohammed ascribe what he never said to him in
his ruling.

He also queried if there was a conspiracy between opposing
counsel and the magistrate.

However, he has been taken to Suleja Prison, despite pleas by
lawyers in court