Group Condemns Lawyer, Effiong's Incarceration By Akwa Ibom Chief Judge, Says 'Brazen Disregard For Human Dignity And Rights' Must Stop

A rights group, Centre for Change (CFC), led by Joe Okei-Odumakin has condemned the imprisonment of human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong by the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot. Effiong is serving a one-month prison sentence for alleged contempt of court after asking Obot to recuse herself from a case she’s handling. He had also questioned the judge for allowing armed security agents with AK-47 rifles into the courtroom. The lawyer was sentenced without due process on July 27, 2022.

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