Lawyers from the Nsukka and Obollo-Afor areas of Enugu on
Tuesday sealed the high court in Obollo-Afor over the failure of judges posted
to the areas to conduct physical proceedings for some years.
Judges posted to judicial zones in Enugu north senatorial
district were said to have resorted to virtual court proceedings over security
concerns.
On June 3, the lawyers in Enugu north senatorial district
marched through major streets in Nsukka to protest against what they described
as abandonment of courtrooms following the introduction of virtual proceedings.
The lawyers accused the Enugu judiciary of creating
unnecessary bottlenecks by relocating active case files from local judicial
divisions to Enugu, the state capital.
The protests affected all five judicial divisions in the
zone: Nsukka, Obollo-Afor, Enugu-Ezike, Ogbede and Umulokpa.
On Tuesday, the lawyers closed the high court in Obollo-Afor
to press home their demands.
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“Judiciary Has Surrendered To Criminals” — Nsukka, Obollo-Afor Lawyers Seal Enugu High Court Over Judges’ Three-Year Absence From Physical Sittings https://t.co/wGw9jLYm4W via @Nigerialawyers
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THE COMMUNIQUÉ
In a communiqué jointly issued by branches of Nigerian Bar
Association (NBA) in Nsukka and Obollo-Afor branches, the legal body accused
the Afojulu Raymond Ozoemena, chief judge of Enugu state, of neglecting the
concerns of lawyers and court workers in Enugu north senatorial district over
prolonged virtual court hearings.
The NBA branches said high court judges assigned to the
district have not conducted physical sittings for over three years.
The legal association said lawyers had embarked on a boycott of Enugu high court proceedings in the district for over two weeks following a peaceful protest held on June 3, 2026, over the continued use of virtual hearings.
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