The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said it has nothing to do with 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, Yahaya Bello.
The spokesperson of the NBA, Mr Habeeb Lawal, says the group of protesters are not lawyers.
“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
More than 500 legal practitioners from across the country under the umbrella of judicial watchdogs on Monday, stormed the Supreme Court complex where they faulted the siege on the ex-Gov’s Abuja residence, to arrest him, in spite of a valid court order to the contrary.
