Activities at various courts in Enugu State were grounded on Monday following an industrial action by the state branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the strike reports that members of staff, lawyers, litigants and awaiting trial inmates were locked out of the court premises.
At the State High Court in Enugu, lawyers and litigants who came from all parts of the state and beyond were seen in clusters outside the court premises discussing.
It was same situation at the magistrates and customary courts in the state capital.
A staff of the state judiciary who claimed anonymity said the strike was due to months of arrears of allowances owed them.
The staff said that the leadership of the union had made efforts to resolve the impasse with the state government.
Mr Ndukwe Ogbuja, an Enugu-based lawyer,…
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