A lawyer in Awka, Anambra State, has called out some clerks of a court in Anambra State where he went to do a matter. He publicly decried the ugly treatment of lawyers by court clerks in the Nigerian courts who insisted on extortion of money from him before they could do the appropriate things in courts. In the interest of justice,
He urged the Nigerian judiciary to act fast in addressing the anomalies in Nigerian courts.
In his own contribution, another lawyer who spoke in anonymity said that the bribery and corruptions witnessed by them in different courts in Nigeria are indeed not good omen for the judiciary in Nigeria He also called on all in charge of the judiciary to rise to the occasion and do something fast. else, people will resort to traditional means of getting justice and forget them entirely.
He reinstated that the judiciary in Nigeria is in trouble, and if nothing is done urgently to salvage the legal profession, people might lose confidence in the legal system and the judiciary.
In another development, another lawyer and a journalist, Barr. Ifeanyi E. Uwakwe of the Enugu Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association opined that Nigerian lawyers brought this nonsense upon themselves when some of them are very eager to bribe and induce court officials to do jobs for which they are paid monthly salary. So, over time, the court officials have developed a sense of entitlement.
He notably urged the Nigerian Bar Association to expedite action on the eradication of the extortion and exploitation of lawyers and their clients by court officials, which is one of the electioneering campaign promises of Enbar Chairman, Barr. V. C Odo in Enugu State. Every lawyer must help NBA fight and stop this nonsense, he said.
All lawyers in Nigeria must join hands with the bar to stop this nonsense. It must stop he reiterated.
