JulesP

Wanderlusting Juridical Artist|Toddling Guitarist|Former Writer, Former Poet|Worship Leader| Reluctant Prosecutor|Women’s Rights| Pretzels and Noodles..

[JulesP @joolespi]

@CharlesNimi Did you vote?

[JulesP @joolespi]

@ObajajaC I’d been trying to vote all day on my phone but couldn’t get verified. I just tried on my computer and it worked at my first attempt. Maybe you should try this. #NBAELECTION

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

“This potholes on the middle of the road here in Nembe, Bayelsa State will cause a big acc!dent,”

— Man calls on the attention of the Bayelsa State Government.

[JulesP @joolespi]

@Mochievous Tess of the D’urbervilles
Robinson Crusoe
Wuthering Heights
The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Things Fall Apart
The Concubine

[World Faith Believers Convention @WOFBEC]

We honour one of our Mothers of Faith in the Lord. Pastor Nkechi is loved, both here and on the other side. With God we believe the anointing and mantle will outlive our Dear Mother Nkechi Ene ☹️

#wofbec2026 #Wofbec #wofbec #thykingdomcome #theCovenantNation

[World Faith Believers Convention @WOFBEC]

On Monday night, January 5th, we will be honouring the legacy of @pastorkech at Wofbec 2026.

Day 2 #WOFBEC2026 #wofbec #thecovenantnation #ThyKingdomCome

[TCC PH @TCCPH]

Tonight, we honour the life and times of God's gift to us, our President and Mother-in-Israel, Pastor Nkechi Ene (Mrs).

#AnEveningOfTestimoniesHonouringPastorKech #TheYearOfExceedinglyMuchMore #ChurchWithoutBorders #TCCPH #PastorKech

[JulesP @joolespi]

Thank you for giving your all; wholly, completely, without reservation or half measure. ❤️

[JulesP @joolespi]

Happy Birthday to my phenomenal @PastorKech Love you with a super duper Big love.

[Esther A Ebimoghan @estherae11]

Justice Omukoro isn't just a title.
He didn’t just wear the robe — he carries it with kindness, patience, and quiet strength.

A presence that brings calm to the courtroom and compassion to those around him.
#FreeJusticeOmukoro @vdmempire @StephanieBusari

[Esther A Ebimoghan @estherae11]

It's 8 days since Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a High Court Judge, was abducted in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State,Nigeria
Today, we’re reminded of not just the incident, but the man at the heart of it — Justice Omukoro.
#FreeJusticeOmukoro #Nigeria #Bayelsa @vdmempire @StephanieBusari

[bar ifeanyi ejiofor @EjioforBar]

WEDNESDAY MUSING:

WHEN CRIMINALS WEAR CAMOUFLAGE - THE ABDUCTION OF HON. JUSTICE E.G. UMOKORO AND THE COLLAPSING EDIFICE OF NIGERIAN SECURITY:

Our collective descent into lawlessness has reached a disgraceful and terrifying new low.

On Saturday, around 7:30PM, Hon. Justice E.G. Umokoro of the Bayelsa State High Court, Yenagoa, was abducted at gunpoint in front of Kilimanjaro Eateries, along the Ekeki axis of the state capital.

Pause and let that sink in: a sitting High Court Judge - a custodian of justice and a symbol of the rule of law - was brazenly snatched from the street like a petty target by gun-wielding criminals dressed in camouflage. The very uniform meant to represent authority and security has now become a cover for terror.

This is no ordinary crime. It is a direct, blasphemous assault on the judiciary - one of the last fragile pillars still holding up our battered republic. Only a few months ago, legal practitioners were gruesomely murdered in Anambra and Benue States. Their killers still walk free. Now, the criminal enterprise has escalated. They no longer just kill in the shadows - they abduct justice in broad daylight.

If judges are no longer safe in Nigeria, who then is?

When those tasked with upholding the Constitution are hunted by the lawless, what hope is left for the ordinary citizen?

What makes this even more chilling is the calculated deception - the use of camouflage uniforms to project false legitimacy. This not only delayed intervention but also completely betrayed public trust. By the time the ruse was uncovered, a High Court Judge had been whisked away - in a state capital, no less - with impunity.

We must now confront a sobering truth: Camouflage is no longer a symbol of protection - it has become the perfect disguise for predators. It must be regulated with urgency. Police officers deployed to civilian spaces must be barred from wearing camouflage. That uniform has been hijacked - weaponized by criminals who now blend seamlessly into our communities, manipulating fear and eroding public vigilance.

Across Nigeria, insecurity festers - from our highways to homes, from farmlands to courtrooms. Criminals grow bolder. Security agencies appear overwhelmed. And the moral authority of the Nigerian state continues to bleed out, slowly but surely.

We cannot afford silence.

The abduction of Hon. Justice E.G. Umokoro is not just another kidnapping - it is a violent blow to the very heart of our democracy. It is a loud, chilling indictment of our security architecture and the government’s capacity to protect its most sacred institutions.

I call on all security agencies - the Police, DSS, Military, NSCDC - to break protocol, collapse silos, and act with unified urgency and uncompromising resolve to secure the immediate and unconditional release of Hon. Justice Umokoro.

Anything less emboldens the enemies of our nation and confirms the collapse of public order.

Enough is enough.

The judiciary must be protected. Our streets must be reclaimed. Camouflage must no longer be a mask for mayhem.

Justice is under siege. And when justice is shackled, none of us is free.

#JusticeUnderAttack
#BringBackJusticeUmokoro
#StopCamouflageAbuse
#ProtectTheJudiciary
#InsecurityInNigeria
#UnitedForSecurity
#BarEjioforWrites

@EjioforBar
June 25, 2025

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) received with rude shock the kidnapping of Hon. Justice Ebiyerin Goodness Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at the State Capital, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Bayelsa Bar is in touch with the NBA National Secretariat.

The NBA condemns this incident in strong terms, viewing it as an assault on the judiciary. How a serving judge was kidnapped by persons in uniform is a further indictment of our security architecture. This further paints a dire image of our judicial system. The dignity of human persons is so sacrosanct, more so than that of a Judge.

We therefore call upon security agencies and the Bayelsa State Government to redouble their efforts and to ensure the swift release of the Hon. Justice E. G. Omukoro.

Our prayer is with the family, the legal community, and the State Judiciary.

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN
President,
Nigerian Bar Association.

[JulesP @joolespi]

@Solacea_Otiotio I remember telling you that day that you would survive and you turned to me and said “I will thrive”. 🫂

[JulesP @joolespi]

@CharlesNimi Congratulations 🍾🎉

[Funke Adeoye @thefunkeadeoye]

I just read the dissenting judgment delivered by Justice Helen Ogunwumiju, JSC, in Sunday Jackson v. State.

By refusing to affirm the execution of a man who lawfully defended himself from an armed herdsman, she upheld the constitutional right to life and safeguarded the integrity of Nigeria’s criminal jurisprudence. (1)

[JulesP @joolespi]

@Smiley_xx001 I’ll give it 4 stars.

[JulesP @joolespi]

Day 30 of 31 commemorating my rekindled love for Nigerian/African literature. Posting a book daily from my collection throughout the month of March.
- Stay With Me & A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo.

[JulesP @joolespi]

Day 31 of 31 commemorating my rekindled love for Nigerian/African literature. Posting a book daily from my collection throughout the month of March.
- Welcome to Lagos & Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo.

[JulesP @joolespi]

Day 29 of 31 commemorating my rekindled love for Nigerian/African literature. Posting a book daily from my collection throughout the month of March.
- No Pink in a Rainbow by Angel Patricks Amegbe.

[JulesP @joolespi]

Day 28 of 31 commemorating my rekindled love for Nigerian/African literature. Posting a book daily from my collection throughout the month of March.
- Dear Alaere by Eriye Onagoruwa.