Popular legal luminary, Femi Falana has stated that he expects the police to arrest Ebele Obiano and Bianca Ojukwu over their nasty behaviour on Thursday during the inauguaration of the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that the wife of former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano, and ex-Ambassador to Spain, Bianca Ojukwu fought on Thursday.
The fistfight occurred in Awka at the inauguration of Charles Soludo as Governor.
Falana noted that the police would have taken the duo into custody if they were not prominent citizens.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) insisted that the two women committed an offence.
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‘The offence of affray occurs when two or more people engage in a fight in public. It is punishable under Section 83 of the Criminal Code.
‘The fact that the two VIPs were not arrested has once again confirmed that Nigeria operates two sets of laws, one for the rich and one for the poor.’
Falana said if Ebele and Bianca were commoners, ‘they would have been arrested, detained, and charged’ for disrupting the event.
Meanwhile, Soludo has apologised to all Anambra people, friends, and guests who attended his inauguration for the momentary breach of protocol that happened during the event.
In a statement on Thursday, by his media office, Soludo, said the breach was caused by improper communication which arose from a personal issue between the two parties involved.
According to him, the breach which disrupted proceedings at the event happened after the wife of the former governor, Ebelechukwu Obiano, approached Mrs Bianca Ojukwu and muttered some words that led to fisticuffs.
Soludo further stated that steps were being taken to resolve the misunderstanding and restore the parties to their previous relationship.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK