Lawyers boycott Ogun courts over ₦100,000 virtual hearing fee, other policies

Lawyers successful Ogun State on Monday, staged a three-day boycott of tribunal proceedings to protestation what they described arsenic “inimical” policies introduced by the authorities judiciary.

DAILY POST gathered that the boycott, enforced by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, branches successful Abeokuta, Sagamu, and Ota, paralyzed judicial activities successful immoderate courts crossed the state. 

The lawyers are kicking against a ₦100,000 interest for virtual hearings, an summation successful oath medication interest from ₦200 to implicit ₦1,500, and restrictions limiting lawyers to processing lone 4 witnesser oaths per day.

In Abeokuta, NBA Chairman, Kayode Aderemi, led officials of the branch to enforce compliance astatine courtrooms successful Isabo and the authorities judiciary analyzable successful Kobape. 

Litigants and lawyers from extracurricular the authorities were caught unawares, leaving galore stranded.

Addressing journalists, Aderemi said the boycott became indispensable aft failed attempts to prosecute the judiciary enactment and the Chief Judge. 

“The boycott is successful protestation against definite policies of the Ogun State Judiciary, which we judge are inimical to the interests of our members,” helium said.

“First, the outgo of a ₦100,000 virtual proceeding fee. This means immoderate litigant who wishes to person a substance heard virtually indispensable wage ₦100,000 for each session. 

“Second, the summation successful oa...