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Akwa Ibom chief judge releases copy of judgment sentencing Inibehe Effiong to prison

A copy of the verdict that sentenced human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong to prison has been made public by Justice Ekaette Obot, the chief j...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief August 18, 2022
Updated August 18, 2022 at 3:58 PM
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Akwa Ibom chief judge releases copy of judgment committing Inibehe Effiong to prison
A copy of the verdict that sentenced human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong to prison has been made public by Justice Ekaette Obot, the chief judge of Akwa Ibom State.

Wednesday, exactly 21 days after the lawyer's conviction, saw the release of the certified true copy of the court proceedings.

On July 27, Obot sentenced Effiong to one month in jail for contempt of court after the attorney allegedly objected to the presence of armed police officers in court.

Leo Ekpenyong, a lawyer, was being sued for libel by Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel, and the human rights attorney was in court to defend him.

On Tuesday, August 17, Inibehe’s lawyer, Femi Falana filed a suit against Justice Obot over the alleged violation of Inibehe’s fundamental human rights.

In the suit, the human rights lawyer said the judge had refused to furnish him with a copy of the judgment committing him to prison.

He, therefore, asked the court for an order directing the Chief Judge to furnish him with a copy of the judgment to enable him to file an appeal.

In the record of proceedings, the judge had asked Saviour Imukudo, a journalist with the Premium Times, to leave the court for covering the proceedings without permission.

But Effiong had reportedly objected, saying the court was an open court and the judge was wrong to have sent the journalist out.


The record showed that Effiong was “shouting, pointing at the court and banging the table” in protest.

“This is an open court. It is wrong for you to send out the journalist. That journalist has every right to make a video recording of these proceedings. I cannot continue until the phone is handed over to the journalist to continue his work,” Effiong had reportedly said.

Effiong also complained that the presence of several police officers in the courtroom was intimidating. But the judge accused Effiong of using the journalist to “run down the court.” She asked Effiong to continue with the cross examination, but he allegedly refused.

She then accused Effiong of being “insolent and stalling the court proceedings.”

Effiong also reportedly refused to “derobe” himself and leave the court as ordered by the judge.

“Is he not that same journalist you have been using, to run this court down,” she reportedly said.

“You want to run down my good name, which I have built for over 33 years because you want to be popular,” the chief judge said.

“You have gone beyond that, I am citing you for contempt for your unruly conduct and behaviour in this court.

“In that case, you are hereby committed to the Custodial Centre for (one) month until you purge yourself of the contempt.”
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