NBA condemns judge’s conduct of asking lawyer to kneel down in court
TheNigerian Bar Association(NBA) on Tuesday condemned an attempt by a Federal High Court judge in Abuja, Mohammed Umar, to subject a lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, to a stress-position punishment during proceedings on Monday. Mr Umar ordered Mr Abubakar to kneel during a tense exchange between them, but...
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