The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has 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, Mr. Yahaya Bello
Some lawyers, on Monday, protested at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja over the matter.
The lawyers, under the umbrella of judicial watchdogs, faulted the siege on the ex-Governor’s residence, in a bid to arrest him, in spite of a 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 Habeeb Lawal, declared that the protesters are not lawyers.
The notice read: 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.
