Reporter’s Diary: How Akwa Ibom CJ ordered my arrest for covering her court

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The investigating police officer insisted he was going to write a statement on my behalf, but I rejected it. For this, he threatened to lock me up in the police cell.

They were waiting for the Chief Judge of the state, Ekaette Obot, who superintends over the court.

The judge sat down and asked the counsels to call their cases. The atmosphere inside the courtroom by now was tense. Mr Peter said the law should take its course if they found him guilty, when Mr Effiong told him he could be prosecuted for perjury if they found out that he lied under oath.Midway into the proceedings, Justice Obot stared into the gallery. We were basically news reporters at the gallery. Two of my colleagues were seated in the second row, while I sat with the Daily Post reporter, Lovina Anthony, in the third row.

A police officer was asked to take me to the chief registrar’s office for the form, but he was not in the office. I was about to write my statement when Justice Obot asked that they should bring me before her. When we got to Justice Obot’s office, she said I should complete my statement to the police.

 

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