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Judge Exposes Lawyer Who Tried To Bribe Him During Court Session

Judge Exposes Lawyer Who Tried To Bribe Him During Court Session

Hon. Justice G. M. Kamyal of High Court 9 in West of Mines Jos, Plateau State, has exposed a lawyer who tried to bribe him in a case he was hearing.

The judge said he was surprised to see a counsel visit him in the middle of the night in a matter with suit No. PLD/J602/2021 between Gabriel Sunday Badung and 20 others (complainants) and Comr Samson Makims and others (Defendants).

The judge stated so when the subject came up for a continuation hearing on Tuesday and the counsels announced their appearance. “I wish to inform the Counsel and parties in Court that yesterday night between 7 and 8, one Barrister B.C. Awang (Mrs) came to my house along with one of the claimants, in this case, to see me in respect of the case.

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“They came along with a gift for me. I was seriously disturbed by the said unsolicited visit. I asked why would they pay such a visit to me based on a case before me.

“According to the said lawyer, B.C. Awang, the visit was in respect of a Motion Exparte pending before me. This visit was uncalled for, unprofessional of counsel and I felt it was an attempt to solicit favor (s) from me.

“I am deeply annoyed by the said visit and this has affected my mind frame with regards to handling this matter. I have said this in the open Court and I am returning the case file to the Hon the Ag Chief Judge of the State for him to Re-assign the case to another Judge for trial.

“This is to ensure that my anger over the visit to my house will undermine the trial of this case. Accordingly, I hereby return the case file as stated above and the same is to be forwarded to the Registrar of this Court for further directives of the Hon. Ag Chief Judge.”

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