Inibehe Effiong

Judge Has Authority To Determine Contempt – A’Ibom AG

August 24, 2022 6:58 am

The Attorney-General of Akwa Ibom State, Uko Udom, SAN has announced that a judge had the power to decide what was contemptuous in his court.

Uko Udom, SAN, the Akwa Ibom state Attorney-General, asserted that a judge has the authority to determine what is contemptuous in his court; he said this on Tuesday while addressing a concern pointing to a lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.

The Attorney-General made this Clear as he responded to a query about the imprisonment of Inibehe Effiong, human rights lawyer who was sentenced to one month in prison by Justice Ekaette Obot the Chief Judge, Akwa …

Kufre Carter: DSS Finally Frees Journalist Arrested By Akwa Ibom Govt

May 28, 2020 9:09 am

Kufre Carter, the journalist detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) despite perfecting bail, has been freed.

His lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, had accused the DSS of awaiting a directive by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, before releasing his client.

Kufre was arrested by the DSS and the Police April 27 over a purported phone conversation with an anonymous doctor.

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The state government alleged that the audio castigated the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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₦90bn Allegation: You Can’t Waive Immunity, Lawyer Tells VP

September 26, 2019 12:05 pm

Lagos-based lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo lacks the constitutional power to waive his immunity.

Effiong said this in a statement while reacting to Osinbajo’s vow to waive his constitutional immunity to pave the way for the “most robust adjudication” over an allegation that he took ₦90bn from the Federal Inland Revenue Service to fund the 2019 general elections.

The lawyer said the Supreme Court had ruled in the matter of Bola Tinubu vs I.M.B Securities Plc that a person holding any of the executive offices that has immunity cannot waive it.

He said, “Based on the extant constitutional …