By TINA TIMOTHY

Following the recent sentence of human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong to one month imprisonment by a Chief Judge in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called for caution in handling the matter.

In a press statement in Wednesday July 17, 2022, Adegboruwa said that although he does not have full facts of the case, he has contacted Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and he is reliably informed that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) “is on top of the matter.”

His statement reads: “My attention has been drawn to the events happening in Uyo, Awka Ibom State, wherein the Chief Judge of the State was said to have sentenced Mr Inibehe Effiong, a colleague and an activist, to one month imprisonment for contempt of court.

“I do not have the details or the full facts of the case but I am in touch with Mr Femi Falana, SAN and I also have reliable information that the Nigerian Bar Association is on top of the matter.”

The lawyer further urged the Bench and Bar not to allow the ruling class disrupt the cordial relationship which has always existed between them.

“I appeal for caution and urge that the existing cordial relationship between the Bench and the Bar should be maintained so that we do not get distracted by the ruling class who work daily to drive a wedge between the two Siamese twins, who both man the administration of Justice system in Nigeria.

“I hope that in due course, the details of the matter will unfold and we all will be well advised on the best approach in the circumstances,” Adegboruwa said.