Court rooms have been left empty as judges refuse to sit for fear of their security, Joy News has learnt. The Supreme Court, the Appeals Court, the High Court are all empty.
A legal practitioner, Mr Sampson Lardy Ayenini confirmed the decision of the judges not to sit today to Joy News. He said he and other lawyers went to the courts with the clients but were welcomed by empty court rooms.
The judges however say any judge who feels secure can continue sitting.
The action of the judges is believed not to be unrelated to an ongoing demonstration by the Northern Youth for Justice which says its members are seeking to pressurise the authorities to give the Ya-Na justice.
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