Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong who was illegally imprisoned has been able to secure the release of 17 inmates of Uyo Custodial Centre in Akwa Ibom, following the expiration of his prison sentence. The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, sentenced Effiong to one-month imprisonment on July 27, for alleged contempt of court after the lawyer objected to the presence of two armed police operatives inside the courtroom.
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has vowed to legally challenge the unjust conviction and imprisonment of human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong by the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot. Falana described condemned the conviction and imprisonment of Effiong by the judge. On July 27, Effiong was sent to prison by Obot after he protested against the presence of armed policemen in court. He was in court to defend Leo Ekpenyong, a lawyer, in a libel suit filed by Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom.
Nigerian lawyer Inibehe Effiong on Friday regained freedom after 30 days in prison for alleged contempt. Effiong left the prison in Akwa Ibom State at about 8:00 am and said he was ‘incarcerated’ for saying the truth. “I consider it an honour for me to be incarcerated for the truth,” Effiong whose detention drew wide […]