Lawani, according to the prosecutor, Sgt. Daniel Ighodalo, assaulted Mrs Ibeji on November 18 at the reception area of the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos Island. She allegedly slapped Mrs Ibeji during an argument over a brief.
If convicted, she is liable to a jail term of up to one year having, according to Sgt. Ighodalo, contravened Section 170 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
According to the NAN report:
The counsel to the accused, Mr Vincent Usman, in his bail application, asked the court to grant Lawani bail on self recognition.
`’I pray that the court should grant the accused bail on self recognition because she is a member of the legal profession who was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991,” he said.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.M Ajayi, admonished lawyers describing their behaviour as disgraceful.
“It is very disgraceful for counsel to be fighting. This sort of behaviour brings the legal profession to disrepute,” she said.
Ajayi granted Lawani bail on self recognition and adjourned the case to Dec. 18 for mention.
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