A Federal High Court sitting in
Lagos on Thursday awarded a cost of N20,000 against a Lagos based lawyer,
Olukoya Ogungbeje, who is counsel to the suspected billionaire kidnapper,
Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike more popularly known as Evans.
Presiding Justice Abdulaziz Anka
awarded the punitive cost for what he described as unprofessional conduct.
Ogungbeje had filed a N300m
Fundamental Rights Enforcement Suit on behalf of Evans against the leadership
of the Nigerian Police Force.
The hearing of the suit was
however stalled today owing to the lawyer’s absence in court.
Ogungbeje had written to the
judge requesting for an adjournment on grounds of ill health and the need to
attend to his health. He, however, failed to communicate same to the lawyer
representing the Nigerian Police.
Justice Anka who frowned at the
development said, “It is unprofessional for a lawyer to communicate with a
judge without carrying the other parties along.
“The court has noted the conduct
of counsel, who wrote to the court without copying other parties.
“This is unprofessional. The
court hereby warns the counsel to desist from such a conduct.”
The judge in a short ruling held
that the punitive cost must be paid before the next adjourned date, adding that
Olukoye Ogungbeje would not be given audience if he fails to do so.
The matter was then adjourned
until July 20, 2017.
Meanwhile, Evans had
dissociated himself from the recent suits filed on his behalf against the police.
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