UPDATED: Nigerian judge, Felicitas Ibanga, is dead
The details of the judge's passing are still sketchy.
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INTERVIEW: Those behind my unjust incarceration won't escape misery - Rights lawyer, Effiong recounts ordeal
Inibehe Effiong is a Lagos-based human rights lawyer who was on July 27, 2022, committed to prison in Akwa Ibom State for contempt of court. In an
Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom Nigeria General Leo Ekpenyong Richard Akinnola Justice Ekaette Fabian Obot
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Court Orders Akwa Ibom Lawmaker To Pay N1.5million To 20-year-old Citizen Detained Illegally Over Facebook Criticism
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered a lawmaker and two-time member of the State House of Assembly to pay compensation for the arrest and detention of a critic who consistently used Facebook to criticise the lawmaker for poor representation.
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Anxiety as crowd gathers for Inibehe Effiong's release from prison
“We are much here, people are arriving every second.”
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UPDATED: Inibehe Effiong released from prison
“I consider it an honour for me to be incarcerated for truth," Inibehe Effiong said.
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How Power-drunk Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Violated Nigerian Constitution, Omitted Vital Details In Doctored Record Of Proceedings Used To Jail Inibehe Effiong
Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obot omitted important details in the record of court proceedings used to commit human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong to prison, SaharaReporters can confirm. SaharaReporters earlier reported that Justice Obot sentenced Effiong to one month in prison over alleged contempt during proceedings on a libel case between Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel and Barr. Leo Ekpenyong.
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Falana, others sue Akwa Ibom CJ over jailed lawyer's rights | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Nigeria — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
A group of lawyers, led by human rights crusader, Femi Falana (SAN), has filed an originating summons before a Federal High Court, Uyo, seeking to enforce the fundamental human rights
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Inibehe Effiong: 48 hours after being sued, Akwa Ibom chief judge releases record of court proceedings
An associate of the incarcerated lawyer said they are studying the document.
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Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Sues Power-drunk Akwa Ibom Chief Judge For Failing To Release Copy Of Judgement Used In Jailing Him
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has dragged the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom, Ekaette Obot before a Federal High Court over her refusal to make a copy of her judgement used in convicting him available. Effiong, an activist and lawyer, is serving a one-month prison sentence for alleged contempt of court after asking Obot to recuse herself from a case she’s handling.
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Prison officials forcefully scraped Inibehe Effiong's hair, beard – Lawyer
An official said Mr Effiong’s hair and beard were scrapped “as a security measure as well as a routine practice in the facility.”
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