As the strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria entered day two the gates of the Lagos State High Courts were on Monday under locks.
Our correspondent who visited the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, observed some lawyers loitering about the gate while security men prevented entrance into the court’s premises.
Two days to the end of the Lagos State judicial year which begins on Wednesday, it was a similar situation at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja.
Though the Federal High Courts workers are not involved in the strike, the judges have proceeded on vacation which began on Monday. The only exception were the two judges slated to entertain civil matters while the recess lasts. The two have however said that vacation sitting would commence from wednesday.
JUSUN had on Friday commenced an indefinite nationwide strike action in protest of the non-compliance of the state governments with the order of the court for financial autonomy and independence of the judiciary.
The National President of the association, Marwan Adamu, had last week said in Abuja, that the strike was embarked upon as the body’s last resort to press home its demands and that until they were met the industrial action would continue.
On Monday at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, the trial of the popular transporter, Bube Okorodudu, before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo was stalled due to the industrial action.
Okorodudu had been produced in court by the police on Monday pursuant to the order of the court for his arrest.
Justice Lawal-Akapo had on July 7 issued a bench warrant against him and had ordered the police to produce him before the court to take his plea over an alleged N82.8m vehicle fraud.
While addressing journalist on Monday, Okorodudu’s lawyer, Mr. Godswill Mrakpor said, “I advise him to report himself to the police and he has been with them since Friday. The police brought him to court this morning in obedience to the order of the court but unfortunately the court is on strike.”
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