The Reader’s Pavilion
FIGHTING LAWYER?
The Editor,
I feel it is my duty to inform you about a show of shame I witnessed at the Ikeja High Court on Friday 22nd, February 2008. The ugly incident, a real physical fight between one unknown young lady and a lady lawyer called Mrs. Grace Ibidapo at a business centre near the NBA Ikeja Secretariat. The fight was so serious that a peace –maker got injured in the attempt to quell the fight. The two women came to the business centre to photocopy some documents when the young woman mistakenly nudged lawyer Ibidapo who to the amazement of all responded with a thunderous slap to the girl’s face and a fight ensued. When the duo was separated, Ibidapo fetched a police-man to arrest the young lady but her bid failed. Well, may be one should not be too surprised at lawyer Ibidapo’s behaviour. She was in the middle of what your magazine dubbed the “Fighting Judge Saga” last year when the same Ibidapo was allegedly assaulted by her then boss - Justice Ojikutu – Oshode. May be Justice Ojikutu – Oshode was not only the guilty party in that incident after all.
Editor’s Note: - We got to Mrs. Grace Ibidapo over this letter and her response briefly was as follows:
(a) An initial complete denial that the incident ever happened;
(b) An eventual acceptance that a clash (but non-physical) happened between her and another lady on 22nd February 2008 at a business centre;
(c) the cause of the quarrel is that the other lady in question pushed Mrs. Ibidapo’s documents to the floor thereby scattering and dirtying them;
(d) Ibidapo never summoned the police to arrest her opponent but merely threatened to so do;
However despite Mrs. Ibidapo’s denial, other witnesses to the incident said ‘a fight actually took place. Sad.
CASE LAW
The Editor,
I enjoy reading your Case – Law reports infact I prefer your reports to the ones in the regular law reports. They (the judgments of the Lagos High Courts) are rich and I find them useful for conducting my cases.
Editor’s Note:- Thank you.
SQUIB
The Editor,
My husband is an avid reader of the Squib. He loves it so much. When he saw you in the Tiv outfit, he exclaimed. “Ah, this man is “irredeemable”
Editor’s Note: - Let him keep reading we’ll keep Squibbing.
SQUIB
The Editor,
I want to specially thank you for so boldly championing our cause on the television. Infact we workers (judiciary) couldn’t imagine that someone like you could come so powerfully and openly to express support for our cause.
Editor’s Note: - Merely doing our work!
SOUP
The Editor,
The lawyer involved in the forgery of the judgment of a high court may not be a lawyer after all. If you investigate deeper you may find that he is a fake. I can’t imagine a trained legal practitioner descending so low to do that.
Editor’s Note:- I wonder too!
SOUP
The Editor,
You said that there is a lawyer in soup in your last edition. What type of soup is he in - Ogbono, Ewedu, Egusi, Okro?
Editor’s Note: - Pepper- soup.
