Kenneth

Legal Practitioner | Arbitrator

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

@_fefas Yes, it is. However it shouldn’t be used slavishly.

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

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[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

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[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

THE COURT SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A STAGE FOR MEDIA BRIEFING

Courtrooms in a constitutional democracy are open to the public not as arenas for performance, but as sanctuaries for the orderly administration of justice. Their openness promotes transparency and public confidence, yet it also imposes a duty of restraint on all who enter. Access to the courtroom is therefore a right exercised within boundaries of decorum, discipline, and respect for judicial authority. The courtroom exists solely for adjudication, and its openness cannot be stretched to permit activities unrelated to that purpose.

It is against this background that the Nigerian Bar Association views with grave concern the incident involving Mr. Omoyele Sowore @sowore, yesterday March 24th, 2026, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Mr. Sowore entered the courtroom accompanied by a number of individuals carrying camera phones and recording equipment. He proceeded to set up what appeared to be preparations for a press conference within the courtroom itself. Members of his team attended to him, fanning his face and tidying his appearance in a manner akin to a broadcast setting.

He subsequently moved into the inner bar, sat on one of the tables, and, as cameras were directed at him, began addressing what he described as “a range of national issues.” Notably, Mr. Sowore’s case was not listed for hearing, and he was not accompanied by any legal practitioner during this episode. The development led to tension within the courtroom and a confrontation with learned Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, who objected to the conduct and insisted on maintaining courtroom decorum.

Courtrooms are solemn spaces dedicated to the administration of justice. Any conduct that undermines the dignity of the court, intimidates legal practitioners, or disrupts proceedings constitutes a grave affront to the rule of law. The use of a courtroom as a venue for publicity, advocacy theatrics, or confrontation is unacceptable and inconsistent with the discipline required in judicial proceedings.

While every Nigerian, including Mr. Sowore, is entitled to attend and observe court proceedings, such right must be exercised responsibly and with due regard to courtroom decorum. Public access to the courts does not extend to converting the courtroom into a platform for press briefings or actions capable of undermining the dignity and authority of the court, whether or not the court is in session.

The NBA therefore condemns Mr. Sowore’s disruption of the courtroom environment and expresses solidarity with Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, and all lawyers who insisted on maintaining decorum. We also call on court authorities to ensure that courtrooms remain protected spaces for the orderly administration of justice and free from acts capable of intimidating legal practitioners in the discharge of their professional duties.

The NBA will continue to defend the dignity of the legal profession and the sanctity of judicial proceedings. The courtroom must remain a place of order, respect, disciplined advocacy, and responsible public access, not spectacle, confrontation, or disorder.

Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN
President, Nigerian Bar Association

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

@RealityEmma @PatrickDorgu13 @ManUtd 😂

[Adepeju Jaiyeoba @pjlalah]

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So many interesting projects and transactions to work on.

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All the very best! 💕

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

@i_shamimiruddy That’s very smart of you

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

Sesko 😭 what are you???

[Maruf Muhammed Esq @MarufMuhammed4]

As a Litigation Attorney, somedays, e go be like say you do ritual. Somedays e go be like say dem use you do ritual 😆 🤣!!

[Harry Maguire @HarryMaguire93]

I love this club ❤️

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

Success is not an accident 🟡🔵

[Maruf Muhammed Esq @MarufMuhammed4]

There is one stage you will get to in life that not having a lawyer on speed dial or retainership will constitute abrupt recklessness and absolute stupidity.

[Adekunle Olanipekun @sen_adekunle]

Maryam Sanda who intentionally murdered her husband in cold blood has been granted Presidential Pardon while Sunday Jackson who defended himself from an aggressor is still being kept on death row.

We have a long way to go as a country!

[Premier League @premierleague]

Bruno Fernandes has now scored 100 goals for Man United in all competitions 👏

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

@VOdulate @manueloandy 😭 why!!?? 😂

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Man United beat Chelsea! 🛑

Who’s been your Man of the Match?

[pheropizzle🎯 @pheropizzle]

Myself and my friends in the industry have been working on a company that manages talents and their intellectual rights. If you are a creative hit me up let's work together💯.

[Kenneth @kenzoHSE]

@pheropizzle @7TEENTRILL Well done 👏

[AFAM OSIGWE @afamosigwe]

“IT IS AN OVERREACH FOR POLICE TO PURPORT TO HAVE POWER TO INVESTIGATE AN ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR DISCONTINUING A CRIMINAL MATTER”

In another new low and affront to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the legal profession, the Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG purported to have the power to investigate the exercise of the power of the Attorney General of Anambra to take over, continue, and/or withdraw criminal proceedings before the courts of the State. It is shocking and indeed provocative that the IGP Monitoring Unit of the Nigeria Police invited and released on bail the Director of Public Prosecution and some other law officers in the Ministry of Justice for exercising the power of the State Attorney General to enter a nolle prosequi in respect of a criminal matter. In continuing to display their brazen assault on the office of the Attorney General, the Police have also extended an invitation to the Attorney General of the State in purported exercise of constitutional powers.

We will be failing in our duty if we shut our eyes to this unsavoury development, as we are committed to ensuring that all forms of executive recklessness and impunity are stopped by our law enforcement agencies.

The Police need not be educated or reminded that they cannot question the Attorney General’s decision to exercise the power of nolle prosequi. This power is not even subject to judicial review or questioning by other authorities, including the Police. This prerogative power of the Attorney General is spelt out in Section 211 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The NBA @NigBarAssoc will not, therefore, sit idly by while the Police overreach themselves by brazenly assaulting the Constitution in this manner. We fear that if this is allowed to happen, the Police may one day purport to have the power to investigate a judicial officer for delivering judgments.

The office of the Attorney General will never be cowed. No amount of invitation, purported investigation, and/or intimidation will deter the holder of the office and the officers in his/her Ministry from discharging his/her constitutional duties. An Attorney General and his/her law officers should be able to execute these duties without any form of intimidation, threat, harassment, fear, and/or victimization. The Police must not only cease and desist from any further invitation and purported investigation of the Attorney General and the law officers, but also must tender an unreserved apology to the Attorney General and these officers for this unlawful act.

The matter also calls into question the needless invitation of these law officers to Abuja from Anambra State and the purported investigation of these law officers. The purported investigation once more calls into question our policing and investigative model, which requires that matters that should ordinarily be investigated by Police divisions are investigated by the Office of the Inspector General of Police. This not only suggests that the divisions or the Police in a state may not be competent to investigate matters within their jurisdiction, or cannot be trusted to do a good or thorough job. This mode of investigation, which is usually abused, imposes great cost on persons being investigated and puts them to severe hardship and disruption of their daily activities. It must be reviewed.

The Nigerian Bar Association calls on the Inspector General of Police to call off this investigation, as this action is clearly in breach of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 [as amended], and portends a grave danger to our democracy.

The Bar must also take this as a wake-up call to provide adequate protection of lawyers from job hazards and abuses by insisting on prosecution and discipline of errant officers, naming and shaming affected officers, etc. If the invitation and investigation is not called off immediately, the NBA National Litigation Committee,

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[Senior Man @KingEsene]

The invasion of the home of Judges, the removal of the CJN with an exparte order, the cashless policy (God go punish Emefiele too), border closure, massive corruption like air Nigeria just to mention a few.