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BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by yns4real: 2:49pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
The senior Nigerian lawyer, Joseph Nwobike, who was earlier convicted has been sentenced to one month in prison. Mr Nwobike was convicted on 12 counts of attempting to pervert justice. He was sentenced to one month in prison for each of the 12 counts. But because the sentences are to run concurrently, he would spend only one month in prison. Mr Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was convicted by the Ikeja Division of the Lagos High Court on Monday. Justice Raliat Adebiyi, however, found the lawyer not guilty on offences of offering gratification to a judicial officer and making false declaration to an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) . Mr Nwobike was prosecuted by the EFCC. BACKGROUND The EFCC had on March 9, 2016 arraigned Mr. Nwobike before Justice Adebiyi on a five-count charge of allegedly offering gratification and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The lawyer faced criminal prosecution for allegedly bribing Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court judge to refrain from exercising the duties of his office. The defendant admitted in his statement to the EFCC that he gave N750,000 to Justice Yunusa to assist the Judge in the treatment of his ailing mother who allegedly suffered from kidney disease. One of the counts reads: “You Dr Joseph Nwobike (SAN) on the 28th day of March 2015 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, intentionally gave the sum of N750,000 to Honourable Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court directly through your United Bank for Africa Account No. 1002664061 in order that the said Judge refrains from acting in the exercise of his official duties and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 64 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11 of 2011”. Mr. Nwobike pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him, hence the trial which judgment was given today. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/266645-breaking-judge-sentences-convicted-senior-lawyer-to-one-month-in-prison.html 4 Likes
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Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by nairavsdollars(f): 3:00pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
The hunter becomes the hunted. Someone jailing people is now experiencing what it means to be jailed 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by patchsk(f): 3:26pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Unfortunate. And the judge? 3 Likes |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by 40ng: 3:36pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Tolbanks(f): 3:37pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Eeeeeeya |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by 40ng: 3:37pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Dalexicographer(m): 3:37pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Karma's caught up with him ... 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by BUHARIISCURSED(m): 3:38pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Persecuting him cause he's a southerner 2 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by semyman: 3:38pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Woe betide all looters of our wealth and their agents, your worse days are near 4 Likes
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Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by semyman: 3:40pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED:Are you okay? 17 Likes |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Okoyiboz3: 3:42pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED: You're blind to see that the Judge is also a southerner, right? You must be from the South East. The only place where Osisikanwu the armed robber and kidnapper got a chieftaincy title because "he's our son". 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Alejoc(m): 3:43pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Slap on the wrist! 2 Likes |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by BUHARIISCURSED(m): 3:43pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
semyman:You must be sick for asking me such question 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by maestroferddi: 3:43pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
The conviction will be quashed on appeal. What is the upstart judge feeling like? Yeye judge trying to feel fly... Tomorrow when Buhari and his attack dogs come after you ala Ngwuta, Ademola etal, you will start looking for SANs to save your ass... You want to commit a SAN to prison and further rubbish/denigrate the legal profession which has been badly battered since this tyrannical government took office?... 2 Likes |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by ssogundele(m): 3:44pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
What? Just one month? Mockery of the highest order. Can a poor, unknown person be sentenced to just one month too as done to this SAN? Answer is NO! Steal tomatoes or pepper and get 3-5 years in jail! Poor man don suffer! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by partnerbiz4: 3:46pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Bloggers and rubbish He will appeal it and then go back home. On appeal, it may be quashed. |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by oyetunder(m): 3:47pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
when a law expert decided to break the law. |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Okoroawusa: 3:47pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED:exactly what I was expecting you to say! You r so predictable 4 Likes |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by semyman: 3:48pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED:You are mentally challenged from this your response. What has southerners got to do with the judgement pigdiots? If there is no conviction, you will still claim media trial. fraud is engraved in your ancestral DNA 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Franzinni: 3:49pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
One month.... Really? |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by BUHARIISCURSED(m): 3:50pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Okoroawusa:Mr Lawal who was accused of cutting grass the other day attended an APC meeting somewhere in Adamawa, what happened that they didn't arraign him up till today. Let's stop deceiving ourselves bro, the only persecuting him cause he's a southern and a Christian 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by BUHARIISCURSED(m): 3:51pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
semyman:Where is Mr grasscutter today ? 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by kitaatita: 3:51pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
patchsk: The Judge is as clean as a whistle. Dogs don't eat dogs 1 Like |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by chinedu234(m): 3:52pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Good strike for Efcc. This is a morale buster for them. But I am sure we will hear from the appellate courts on this. I guess it will be more interesting. |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by maestroferddi: 3:54pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED:The true picture is that SAN defended clients whom Buhari wanted to deal with... If my memory is serving me right, he was a lead counsel to one of the judges who were abducted from their houses by DSS. They promised to teach him a lesson for daring to challenging their shenanigans... The will not give you the true picture. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by Okoroawusa: 3:58pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED:Mr Lawal is a Muslim,right? The more you talk the more your ignorance is raising her skirt |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by smileyoo: 3:59pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
if you know he is actually guilty as charged, why only one month in prison? if he is a poor man, you people 'll bring out your sledge hammer of justice, to permanetly crush him, for stealing a goat, chicken, or even lizard. nigeria judiciary is a joke. |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by BUHARIISCURSED(m): 4:00pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Okoroawusa:Like I said, its either you a southerner and also a Christian or a northern Christian. 1 Like |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by ogunnoikitaiwo(m): 4:14pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
BUHARIISCURSED:..guy 2 b sincere u need trouble shooting.. |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by deathwing(m): 4:20pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
How exactly is he still a lawyer? Why wasn't he debarred upon conviction So this judge will release this criminal to practice lawyer after he leaves prison. What a wow |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by CSTR1003: 4:36pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
Okoyiboz3:You are both guilty of the same offence. Kashamu the wanted drug dealer in the Senate was voted in by Yorubas. |
Re: BREAKING: Judge Sentences Convicted Senior Lawyer To One Month In Prison by jamjam1991(m): 4:42pm On Apr 30, 2018 |
ssogundele:bro u speak my mind and it's the main reason I opened this tread.... politicians walk freely and even jump out security escorted buses as not to even near jail... while hustling lagosians are paraded as robbers and cultist by SARS... it's a pity this country is going no were |
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