Drama as two lawyers spotted fighting each other with chairs in court
Chaos erupted at a Customary Court in Obukpa, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, as two lawyers engaged in a physical altercation, fighting each other with chairs.
The incident, captured in a video circulating on social media platforms, showed litigants picking up chairs and shouting at the top of their voices during the altercation.
The video footage depicted a scene of utter turmoil, as the two lawyers, whose identities have not been disclosed, resorted to physical confrontation within the courtroom.
The commotion left fellow lawyers and court workers bewildered, prompting swift intervention to prevent the situation from escalating further.
In the video, one of the lawyers could be heard taunting the other, saying, “He is a very small boy… He is a mad man,” to which the second lawyer responded, “Touch me again…”
The exchange continued with retorts such as, “Who touched you? Look at this mad man,” from the first lawyer, who eventually began walking out of the courtroom.
The second lawyer, unable to resist a parting shot, added;
“Look at you. You have bleached yourself like a fool. You have bleached yourself like a woman.”
The precise cause of the altercation remains unclear at this time, but it has sparked a wave of reactions and condemnation.
See below;