A retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Amina Adamu Augie, yesterday decried indecent dressing among female lawyers.
Justice Augie, while speaking at an event organised by the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF) FCT Abuja Chapter, with the theme: “Indecent Dressing: Its Effect on Female Lawyers Dress Code, called on lawyers to see themselves as important part of somebody else’s life.

To her, lawyers should dress in a way that inspires confidence because they are supposed to be presentable when they are representing their clients.
“When you come before me as a lawyer and you are not properly dressed, no one will tell you to dress well by the time you are appearing before me again because I’ll also talk to your Principal, why he allowed you to leave the Chambers without being properly dressed. As a lawyer, you need to know who you are because it is when you identify who you are that you will be able to instill confidence in others and your client.

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“No lawyer dresses indecently in my court that I spare. As a lawyer, we should be disciplined, so that when you say you are a lawyer, you are able to instill confidence in others so that when you speak, they’ll listen to you”, she said.

Former Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Sokoto state, Mr Suleiman Usman, SAN, said no lawyer who is indecently dressed should be given audience in court. According to him, a lawyer that is indecently dressed in court is setting bad precedence for those coming behind. To be properly dressed as a lawyer is very important because it says a lot about who you are. It could lead to disciplinary action because bad conduct of any lawyer could rub off on others. For a lawyer to be respected and win the confidence and trust of his client, he must present himself in a decent manner”, he said.