Malcon Omihrhobo, a Lagos-based lawyer has to wait for more than three months, October 10, 2022, for his cases to be heard following the refusal of Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to hear the lawyer for violating dress code.

Omihrhobo, it would be recalled, who dressed to Supreme Court, last week in a dress similar to that of a ‘native doctor’, appeared before Justice Ringim in the same attire on Monday.

He was protesting the recent Supreme Court verdict which gave not to the willing muslims students to wear hijab on their school uniforms in Lagos State.

Just like he did to the Supreme Court, the lawyer also appeared bare footed with cowries tied on his two legs, with his wig having two long feathers and cowries in his two hands.

He also tied a red wrapper and wore his lawyer’s gown on it.

The lawyer was greeted with resistance by some lawyers who disagreed with his appearance before the court in such dressing.

They argued that he could not be heard as he was not properly dressed as a lawyer before the court.

Omihrhobo, said it would be a violation of his right if he was not heard; noting that the rules of the court could not be above the nation’s constitution.

He said, “My Lord, the rules cannot supersede the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

Upon his argument, Justice Ringim, however directed Omihirhobo to address the court on why he should be heard the way he was dressed on the next adjourned date in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/929/2022.

The same happened in his second suit marked FHC/L/CS/1392/2021 against the Nigeria Army and two others before the same court.

The court ordered that the address must not be more than five pages with the authorities, and must be filed before the adjourned date.

When his case was called, he announced his appearance as the applicant and some lawyers, Abdullah Dania, Mohammed Adamu and one Festus Afeyodion, told court that he should not be heard as he was not properly dressed.

Dania said, “I am a lawyer, my Lord can imagine the way my learned friend appears before the court as a professional. The rules that govern us as a lawyer do not allow improper dressing.”

Adamu told the court that he would like to furnish the court with his written submission in line with the direction of the court.

The judge said, “You cannot address the court like this as a professional. I will adjourn your matter and you come and address the court if the rules allow you to appear in court like this.”