Senior Advocate of Nigeria Chief Jibrin Samuel Okutepa has waded into the controversy surrounding the courtroom confrontation between activist Omoyele Sowore and Senior Advocate Musibau Adetunbi SAN at the Federal High Court, Abuja, saying he watched the altercation with “grave anxious moment” and declaring that while courtrooms are public places, they are not market places where “anyhow activities” are permitted.
In a detailed statement that drew vivid analogies to underscore the sanctity of judicial premises, Okutepa SAN said the right of members of the public to attend court proceedings does not carry with it the right to transact any other business in court halls, hold press conferences, engage in noise-making, or exhibit conduct that denigrates and undignifies the hallowed premises Read The Full /Original Here…