Evans.
The lawyer representing Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly generally known as Evans, has withdrawn his illustration from all felony fees in opposition to his client.
In a press assertion issued on Wednesday, Olukoya Ogungbeje, acknowledged that his withdrawal is on private causes.
Ogungbeje also stated that his life and that of the defence legal professionals has repeatedly been threatened.
He stated; “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state categorically that we have fought a good fight this far despite repeated and sustained threats to my life and my defence lawyers, I dare say we have no regrets whatsoever having conducted the Criminal charges involving our client this far.”
“For the sake of historical past we've got been ready enrich the essential rules of our Criminal Jurisprudence particularly the precept premised on. An accused individual being presumed harmless till the opposite is proved.
“We have also been able to keep the prosecution on their toes in the art of forensic, proper and thorough investigation and prosecution of accused persons,” Ogungbeje added.
Ogungbeje additional urged the media, the prosecution, the courts and most of the people to take to coronary heart the imperisiable dictum of the grasp of the Rolls, Lord Denning.
He cited Lord Denning within the case of Rondel vs Wosley, when he opined ” An advocate is a minister of Justice equally with the Judge, he has no monopoly of viewers within the larger courts, a barrister can't choose or select his clients, he's certain to simply accept a temporary for any man who come earlier than the courts.
“No matter how nice a rascal the person could also be. No matter how given to complaining. No matter how undeserving or unpopular his trigger. The barrister should defend him to the tip.
“He must accept the brief and do all he honourably can on behalf of his client.”