High Court judge escapes falling ceiling

"It was during roll call that we heard this noise like someone was walking on the roof. A court officer went to look out through the window to see if there was anybody on the roof but there was no one. Five minutes later, a portion of the ceiling slid down, then there was this amazing creaking, groaning noise and the whole ceiling came tumbling down," Seranne Junner, a lawyer with Boko and Associates told Mmegi. The speed with which everyone reacted could be what averted disaster. "It was really frightening. As the ceiling creaked, a piece of the panelling landed on Justice Dambe's desk. She quickly moved her chair back and ducked into her chambers. She later came back to check if everybody was ok," she said.

Then, perhaps instinctively, two male lawyers put up their hands to hold back the rest of the ceiling as other people ran for their lives. There were sounds of breaking fluorescent bulbs. Junner was the only one who got 'slightly injured'.