NBA CONDEMNS ARREST OF APC LAWYERS, WANTS CULPRITS PUNISHED
- IGP ASSURES OF RELEASE
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the arrest of three lawyers who were working on a petition for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded gubernatorial election in Rivers State.
In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER and personally signed by NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN, the lawyers’ body described the news of the arrest of the lawyers as “rather unfortunate and disturbing.”
According to him, “The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) strongly condemns such unwarranted harassment of lawyers in the lawful performance of their professional duties to their clients. Situations where the instrumentality of the police is apparently being used to harass and intimidate lawyers, is a direct affront to the rule of law and a threat to our democracy; it is an invitation to anarchy and chaos, as people would rather resort to self-help than approach the civil and constitutional means provided for the resolution of disputes.”
Noting that he had spoken with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba and the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State on the matter, Maikyau stated that “I have been assured of the release of our colleagues.”
He stated that “We shall also take up the matter to ensure that any person(s) including police officers, who may be found complicit in the events leading to the arrest of our colleagues, is sanctioned for any possible abuse of office.”
CITY LAWYER had reported the arrest of the APC legal team while working on a petition on the recent elections in the state.
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