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18+ Trending Video| Watch Now: Husband Beat Wife To Death Because She Refused To Give Him H0t $ex.The police prosecuting counsel in a criminal defamation case against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has opposed the appearance of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeyinka Olumide-Fasuka for ongoing trial at the Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE
It be recalled that Temidayo Akeredolu had appeared for Farotimi when he was first arraigned before the court on Wednesday last week.
The police counsel, Samson Osobu in the ongoing proceeding in court on Tuesday informed the court that the SAN under the law could not take over the suit for the defendant at the Magistrate Court.
He cited the recent judgment of a court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo delivered on July 16, 2024, where the court ruled that SAN could not appear before the magistrate court.
But in his submission, Adeyinka Olumide-Fasuka explained that the Ekiti state magistrate court law enacted by the House of Assembly allowed lawyers irrespective of status and title to appear in the court especially in criminal matters as it related to the suit against the defendant.
He urged the court to reject the argument of the prosecution lawyer, noting that the judgment he cited might not have put into consideration all magistrate court laws across the country.
Responding to the matter, the Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun said that he would step down his ruling on the matter for him to read the judgment cited by the prosecutor.
He ordered the Senior Advocate of Nigeria to step down and allowed the most senior lawyer in the defendant’s team to continue the case, pending his ruling on the matter.
A lawyer, Taiwo Adedeji is continuing the case on behalf of the defendant.18+ Trending Video| Watch Now: Husband Beat Wife To Death Because She Refused To Give Him H0t $ex.
As of the time of filing the report, the court proceeding is still ongoing on other pending issues especially as it relates to the bail application of the defendants.…Read -T.he.Full_Article.Here.
