ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)
ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long. Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe. Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...
Today thursday,it was reported that the team of lawyers representing the Senate president Bukola Saraki,walked out on the Code of Conduct Tribunal because the Tribunal refused their application for stay of proceedings in the asset falsification trial against the Senate President.The lawyers walked out of the CCT after the tribunal ruled that Saraki's trial must continue despite his appeal at the Supreme Court.The lawyers Saka Issau {SAN},Ahmed Raji {SAN} and 23 others described the tribunal's decision to proceed with the case despite the pending case at the apex court as ''Judicial rascality''.The Tribunal Chairman,Danladi Umar,described Saraki's lawyers conduct as act of disrespect to the court.He said the walkout was unwarranted and the matter was adjourned to November 19.One more photo below. 
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