Protesters against EFCC over Yahaya Bello’s prosecution not lawyers, says NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in handling its case against a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello
About 500 lawyers from across the country on Monday stormed the Supreme Court complex for the protest.
The lawyers, under the umbrella of judicial watchdogs, faulted the siege on the ex-governor’s residence in a bid to arrest him despite a valid court order to the contrary, which had not been vacated.
Meanwhile, in a short notice to journalists on Tuesday, the NBA through its National Publicity Secretary, Habeeb Lawal, disowned the protesters, saying they were not lawyers.
The notice reads: “The above report refers. The Nigerian Bar Association 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)
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