The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The cleric accused his wife of abandoning their only child and travelling to Libya, where she has resided for two years.
The petitioner made the allegation in a divorce petition she filed against her estranged husband before the court.
Mr Baba advised the couple to explore reconciliation.
She begged the court to dissolve the union and grant her custody of the child of the marriage.
The lawyers were protesting the killing of Nnaemeka Ugboma, chairman, Customary Court, Ejemekwuru in the Oguta LGA, on February 2, while presiding over a case.
The woman said that she had given her husband money to pay one year’s rent, but he ended up paying for six months.
The petitioner told the court that he had developed high blood pressure because of his wife’s alleged promiscuous behaviour.
The police said that the man also threatened to kill his mother-in-law for being in custody with his children.
The mother of seven denied planning to kill her husband.
