The Policemen who were fully armed and numbering over fifteen reportedly blocked the entrance to
the council secretariat and disrupted normal activities including the proceedings of the magistrate court, a development which the State Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) described as  “contempt of the court”.

In its reaction to the action of the police shortly after the incident yesterday, the NBA said one of the Magistrates, Akubilo was prevented by the overzealous policemen from entering his court to commence the day’s sitting.

As learnt by Vanguard, trouble started at the resumed trial of the suspect, when the Police Prosecuting Officer  made an application to withdraw the charges against the suspect in the matter, apparently to enable it pursue the case at another court.

The trial magistrate, Uche Mogboh (Mrs.) was said to have based on the application made an order
dismissing the charge and acquiting the suspect. The development was said to have annoyed the Policemen in court, who made immediately to re-arrest the suspect while the court was in session.

It was further gathered that the refusal of the Magistrate and lawyers present at the court room for the arrest to be made had futher infuriated the officers, who resorted to shouting match with the law officers and held the court hostage, preventing movements in and out of the premises.

According to the State Chairman of the NBA in  Enugu , Mr. Donatus  Okorowo, it was the intervention of Commissioner of Police Sulieman Fakai, who was called on phone, leading to his ordering the Policemen out of the court that restored normalcy to the court.

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