The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday,
disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in handling its allegations
against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello
The no fewer than 500 legal practitioners from
across the country on Monday, stormed the Supreme Court complex.
The lawyers, under the umbrella of judicial
watchdogs, faulted the siege on the ex-Gov’s residence, in a bid to arrest him,
in spite of a valid court order to the
contrary, which had not been vacated.
Meanwhile, in a short notice to newsmen on Tuesday,
the NBA through its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Habeeb Lawal, said the
group of protesters are not lawyers.The notice reads: “The above report refers.
“The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is aware that
some news outlets have reported this news.“Please be informed that while the NBA respects the
rights of citizens to assemble and protest, we insist that this particular
group of persons are not lawyers. For completeness, their supposed leader or
convener Sylvanus K. Alewu is not a name known to us,” he said
(NAN)
