Adeyanju confronts police prosecutor in court over ‘secret meeting’ with magistrate

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There was a mild drama at the Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court, Abuja, yesterday, as a human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, threatened to raise a petition against police counsel, B.N. Ezala

..., who is the prosecutor in the case involving a social media influencer and blogger, Ofoegbu Chukwuma, also known as Ijele, for allegedly meeting secretly with the presiding magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna.

Expressing displeasure over the action, Adeyanju said it was not proper for the prosecution to engage in any secret meeting with the trial judge before the commencement of proceedings. Adeyanju was among Ijele’s legal team in court to argue the bail application of their client, who was arrested and detained since March 20, 2024, for alleged criminal intimidation, threat to life, cyberstalking and cyberbullying against Ebuka Obi’s Zion Prayer Ministries Movement Outreach.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

The Nigerian Peace and Development Advocates , yesterday, described the killing of 17 soldiers in Delta State by gunmen as an act of treason, aimed at intimidating and embarrassing the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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