Ikom Lawyers Raise N18m To Renovate Abandoned Court

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikom Branch, alongside communities, business owners and other stakeholders in Cross River State, has raised about N18 million to renovate a long-abandoned High Court in Ikom Local Government Area.
The project was commissioned by the State Chief Judge, Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme, at High Court II, Ikom Urban, in Central Cross River.
At the commissioning, the State Chief Judge, Justice Akon Ikpeme, commended the initiative, saying the project had restored hope in the justice system.
“The last time I came here I was a bit depressed, but today the story is different,” she said, pledging to improve security at the facility.
The Presiding Judge of Hig...