Kenechukwu Okeke, the lawyer who sued Nigerian celebrities over the #EndSARS protest has disclosed that he will likely be submitting a lawsuit in opposition to all CNN Africa workers over the documentary on the Lekki toll gate capturing on October 20.
In tweets he shared, Kenechukwu alleged that the documentary is an affront or impugnment on Nigeria’s sovereignty or judicial processes.
He additionally advised CNN workers, Stephanie Busari to drag down all #EndSARS articles on CNN’s platform which he described as “contemptuous and preemptive” and likewise apologise to the Nigerian individuals, as failure to take action will earn her a legal swimsuit in accordance with the regulation.
Kenechukwu added that he will likely be instituting a legal contempt proceedings in opposition to all workers of CNN Africa for “preemptively and contemptuously pre-judging or prejudicing substantive factual and authorized points exterior of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiries.”
He tweeted;
It’s preemptive and contemptuous to debate, counter, or conclude on any testimony positioned earlier than any tribunal established by regulation, in order to affect the consideration of the tribunal. It’s, however clever to await the outcomes of the proceedings holden on the judicial panel.
It’s an affront or impugnment on Nigeria’s sovereignty or judicial processes for the @CNN @CNNAfrica @cnni @cnnbrk to have investigated, concluded or pre-judged points being litigated or debated earlier than a tribunal established by regulation. This insupportable, and there have to be sanctions.
I’ll, due to this fact, provoke legal contempt proceedings in opposition to all of the @CNN workers (with none exception) that intentionally and egregiously impugned the majesty of the courts or any tribunal established by regulation in Nigeria. Justice is just too essential to be determined by the media.
@CNN should have testified below oath as witness (es) earlier than the tribunals to ascertain any such ‘investigations’. In any other case is a deliberate act to impugn (egregiously) or preempt the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry. We is not going to have it although, because the courts is sacred.
‘With out an exception’ herein consists of any particular person(s) or actor(s) that improperly collaborated on substantive factual and authorized points on @Twitter (or another social media platforms), exterior of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiries (tribunals).
@StephanieBusari You’re hereby mandated to (forthwith) pull down any such contemptuous and preemptive article accessible at https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/11/18/africa/lagos-nigeria-lekki-toll-gate-feature-intl/index.html… and apologise to the Nigerian individuals. Failure to abide by this decree, will earn you a legal swimsuit in accordance with the regulation.
Moreover, you @StephanieBusari is requested to attend the proceedings of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and testify below oath.
Thereat, you’ll be able to submit your investigations which can afford each get together the chance to counter or check the authenticity of such by the use of interrogatories and cross-examination.
By advantage of S. 11 of the Tribunals of Inquiry Legislation (Lagos State) and Administration of Felony Justice Legislation, 2007 (as amended in 2011), I shall institute a legal contempt proceedings in opposition to all workers of CNN Africa @CNNAfrica significantly Stephanie Busari @StephanieBusari
Having preemptively and contemptuously pre-judged or prejudiced substantive factual and authorized points on @Twitter (and different social media platforms), exterior of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiries (tribunals).
Abi werey ni Lawyer ni
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