The Federal High Court Abuja was stormed by representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on Wednesday to witness the trial of Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL).
While Linda Bala led the delegation of the NBA to the proceeding, Amina Agbaje, the Country Vice President of FIDA, led the team of other lawyers to watch briefs for their associations.
Amina Agbaje, the country Vice President of FIDA, led the team of other lawyers, alongside Linda Bala who led the NBA to the proceedings to watch the briefs for their associations.
Mr Ndifon, a professor, and Sunny Anyanwu are being prosecuted by the ICPC on allegations of sexual harrassment and obstruction of investigation, the News Ageency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr Anyanwu, who is one of the lawyers in the defence, was joined in the amended charge filed on 22 January by the ICPC on allegation that he called one of the prosecution witnesses on her mobile telephone during the pendency of the charge against Mr Ndifon to threaten her.
The trial judge, James Omotosho, had on Thursday ordered the two defendants to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their bail applications.
At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Wilberforce Otuagona, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), announced appearance for Messrs Ndifon and Anyanwu, although, Solomon Umoh, also a SAN, who was their counsel at the previous proceeding as also in court.
, and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on Wednesday to witness the trial of Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL).){kind=link}