Drama as furious lawyers, litigants, protest against judge for absenting self from court


Some lawyers in Ibadan, Oyo State, at the Chief Magistrate Court in the Family Magisterial District, expressed their disgust with a female judge (names withheld), for leaving them unattended to in her court for four hours on Monday

Handling other matters in another court, but on the same premises, she left message for the lawyers to excuse her absence, and promised to be with them by 11:30 AM.

After having waited for longer than necessary, a mild protest took place in her court, forcing the court officials to call her on the phone. She called the disgruntled lawyers and litigants bluff and instructed all the lawyers to pick another date.

Shocked by her audacity, the lawyers raised hell and proceeded to report her to the deputy chief registrar (DCR) in the Registrar's office. The registrar begged the aggrieved lawyers and litigants to be calm and promised to take care of her high handedness, even as she called the woman on the phone to get prepared to answer some questions.

Some litigants blamed Oyo State politicians for always appointing undeserving judges on political sentiments, eroding the good record of the state among the comity of legal practitioners.


By Bukunmi Olajana

Some litigants blamed Oyo State politicians for always appointing undeserving judges on political sentiments, eroding the good record of the state among the comity of legal practitioners.

Lol Judges are now appointed politicians? Is it no longer NJC fault reccommending these clowns. When politicians decide to remove these judges the judges run to court and say only allowed to be fires by the NJC. When Cross River rejected NJC nomination they just forced there pick on them because apparently the politicians are only allowed to take when they recommend.