RELEASE OUR JUDGES NOW OR FACE CONSEQUENCES! - NBA WARNS BUHARI

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has asked
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari to
order the release of the judges arrested by
the Department of State Services (DSS) or
faces consequences.
Abubakar Mahmoud, president of the NBA
made this known on Saturday.
He said: “I hereby constitute a crisis
management team comprising all past
presidents of the association.
“I want to emphasise again that we are not
under military rule and we cannot accept this
unholy event and Gestapo-style operation.
“We, therefore, call on President Muhammadu
Buhari to immediately caution all the state
security agencies and to respect the rule of
law and to respect due process.
“Any issues affecting the judicial officers,
there are established procedures for handling
them and we demand that this constitutional
process must be obeyed.
“I want to, on behalf of the association, make
the very following clear and unequivocal
demands: we demand the immediate and
unconditional release of all the judges
abducted from about 9pm yesterday (Friday).
“The release must be done immediately and
without any conditions. Two, we demand that
the Department of State Services should limit
itself to its statutory and constitutional
responsibilities.
“I’ll be meeting with the CJN later tonight or
tomorrow. There will be consequences should
these demands are not met.”



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