Man jailed two weeks for receiving phone calls during court proceedings

Man jailed two weeks for receiving phone calls during court proceedings.

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara High Court in Ilorin has sentenced a man, Abdulwahab Adebayo, to two weeks in a correctional facility for receiving phone calls during court proceedings.

According to Oyinloye, Abdulwahab was in the court for a hearing and was repeatedly picking up his calls.

"The convict refused to stop disturbing the court until another policeman dragged him off the court.

"He also exhibited a rude attitude in court, as he shouted and claimed to be innocent. The court premises is not a commercial call center where anybody can receive or make calls as they wish.

"People commit contempt of court with negligence. Ignorance of the law is an offence, I hereby sentence you to two weeks imprisonment, without an option of fine," Oyinloye ruled.