NBA gives FG 30-day ultimatum to investigate Rivers court bombing
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) gave the Federal Government a 30-day ultimatum to investigate the bombing of the Rivers State High Court premises in Ahoada and Okehi.
They ultimatum was issued through the National Security Adviser and the Inspector General of Police on Tuesday.
The NBA's statement that announced the ultimatum reads:
The statement was signed by NBA President, Okey Wali, SAN.
The association called on the National Security Adviser and the Inspector General of Police to use all employ security measures to unearth the culprits and bring them to justice, adding.
The lawyers also demanded an immediate and thorough investigation and a report "within 30 days of the date of the incidents."
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NBA ex-president, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, endorsed the position of the Association, stating that it was high time the issue of threat and terrorism was curbed.
In like manner, Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, said that the people behind the bombing are "fascists", who "have no respect for human lives and due process."
Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, also supported the NBA's move as he believes that politics has assumed a dangerous and murderous dimension in Nigeria, culminating in the bombing of a court.
Senator Magnus Abe, representing Rivers South East senatorial district, said the security situation in the state is on the boundary of anarchy.
To recall, A High Court in Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State was bombed in the morning on January 6. The bombing reportedly occurred a few hours before a politically charged suit against Hon Evans Bipi, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly and leader of a group of six lawmakers, who has been unlawfully parading himself as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Source: Legit.ng
