Lawyers Arraigned for Allegedly Constituting Nuisance

• Eight Lawyers Allegedly Quarreling Over Client
• Lawyers Pleaded not Guilty
• Magistrates Court Grant Them Bail

Eight Lagos-based lawyers recently found themselves in legal trouble after allegedly engaging in a quarrel and scrambling for clients at a court premises.

The incident led to their arrest by the police and subsequent arraignment before the court for constituting a public nuisance.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that the lawyers were, Dowu Okuwanne,f,41, Opara Chinwe,f,47, Moses Akpasubi,m,51, Jolly Ogbuefi,m, 49, Adebayo Olowofela,m, 39, Kayode Akintau,m, 45, Celine Nwosu f,41and Olawale Olayinka,f, 59.

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They were arraigned before the Ilori Magistrate Court in Ogba area of Lagos before the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs., M.I Tanimola, for conspiracy and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace under the Criminal Laws of the State.

The incident happened on 20th December, 2024, at the premises of the Ilori Magistrate Court.

According to the Police, the lawyers constituted nuisance at the Court premises and the matter was reported to the Police at Pen Cinema Division, who rounded them up and charged them before the Court.

They risk going to prison if they are tried and found guilty before the Court for the alleged two count charges.

The charges read :

“That you, IDOWU OKUWANNE “F”, OKPARA CHINWE “F”, MOSES ASUBI “M”, JOLLY OGBUEFI “M”, ADEBAYO OLOWOFELA “M”, KYODE AKINTAU “M”, CELINE NWOSU “F” and OLAWALE OLAYINKA “F” on the 20th day of December, 2024 at about 11:00hrs at Ilori Court Premises, Ogba, Lagos in the Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit conduct likely to cause the breach of peace and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”

COUNT II:”That you, IDOWU OKUWANNE “F”, OKPARA CHINWE “F”, MOSES AKPASUBI “M”, JOLLY OGBUEFI “M”, ADEBAYO OLOWOFELA “M”, KAYODE AKINTAU “M”, CELINE NWOSU “F” and OLAWALE OLAYINKA “F” on the same date, time and place in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace by shouting and constituting nuisance at the premises of the llori Court and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 168 (d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”

However, they pleaded not guilty.

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The prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since they pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that they actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Ilori Magistrate Court granted them bail on recognition and ordered them to produce their certificate before the Court to proof that they were actually lawyers and called to the Bar.

The Court also ordered them to sign undertaking to be of good behaviour and subsequently adjourned the matter to 16th January, 2025, for mention.

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