Akwa Ibom: Journalist raises alarm as court allegedly denies him fair hearing in his case

An investigative writer and husbandman successful Akwa Ibom State, Ibanga Isine, has raised the alarm pursuing his eviction from a courtroom earlier his lawsuit was called up.

Isine, who is the complainant successful the lawsuit of Commissioner of Police v. Abdullahi Yusuf, was allegedly thrown retired of the courtroom by constabulary operatives attached to the tribunal connected the orders of the Magistrate, Godwin Edemekong.

The incidental followed the alleged humiliation of different journalists who had travel to screen the proceedings. The enactment of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) successful the authorities has since condemned the incident.

The Secretary of the Council, Nsikak Esenowo, successful a statement, described the enactment arsenic an battle connected the principles of unfastened justice, transparency and property state guaranteed nether Sections 22 and 39 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He called connected the Chief Judge, Ekaette Fabian Obot, to analyse the matter.

Shortly aft the incident, Isine narrated however helium had sought justness for months pursuing repeated invasions of his farms by herders and their cattle, which allegedly destroyed crops worthy millions of naira arsenic good arsenic the irrigation strategy connected the farmland.

He said that, isolated from the demolition of property, workplace workers were besides molested, adding t...