‘LAWYER MAY BE DRAGGED TO LPDC OVER WIFE BATTERY,’ SAYS NBA

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) may drag an Uyo-based lawyer Ekere Ebong to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) if a prima facie case is established against him for professional misconduct.

In a tweet seen by CITY LAWYER, NBA Publicity Secretary Akorede Habeeb Lawal stated that “The NBA President @YCMaikyauSAN has consequently directed NBA Uyo Branch to investigate the incident as a first step in establishing a case of professional misconduct against the lawyer.”

Lawal was responding to a tweet by one Nkirukamma @SabinaNkiru stating, “An Uyo based lawyer Mr Ebong brutalizing his wife. So horrendous.”

Indicating that the NBA has waded into the matter, Lawal noted that “Preliminary findings have confirmed that the man in the video is a lawyer by name, Ekere S. Ebong.”

In the three-part tweet, Lawal wrote: “The Nigerian Bar Association has become aware of this disturbing incident.

“Preliminary findings have confirmed that the man in the video is a lawyer by name, Ekere S. Ebong. The NBA President @YCMaikyauSAN has consequently directed NBA Uyo Branch to investigate the incident as a first step in establishing a case of professional misconduct against the lawyer.

“The Human Rights Committee of the NBA will also be looking into the incident with a view to supporting a criminal investigation and prosecution.

“We will update our members and the public.

“Without prejudice to the eventual outcome of the investigation, the NBA condemns in unequivocal terms any form of violence against person, including domestic violence. And our secretariats across our 128 branches are open to receive and act on such complaints by victims.”

In the video obtained by CITY LAWYER, an eye-witness was heard saying that the embattled lawyer has been assaulting his spouse for four years.

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