3 months ago
36
The Suleja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has vowed to take legal action against the security agencies over the alleged killing of six protesters in Niger State during the August 1 youth #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest.
The NBA condemned the action of the security agencies, saying that they violated the rights of the victims to protest.
They also noted that a monitoring committee of lawyers had been constituted to ensure that such an ugly situation did not arise.
The Chairman of the Suleja branch of the association, Abdullahi Liman, visited the residence of one of the deceased, Yahaya Isah, to gather credible information for further action.
“The national level of the NBA has asked all the branches to constitute monitoring committees in respect of the protest.
“So, we are going around to see what is really happening. I got information that a man was shot dead and I came to the house of the victim (Yahaya Nda Isah) to confirm things for myself and I have seen the corpse.
“So, what we are doing now is to gather information in respect of the incident and I will reach out to the national level so that we know what to do next in respect of the issue. This cannot be denied,” he said.
The chairman disclosed that although the police could not immediately confirm the incident, the NBA had confirmed the killings.
Recall that the NBA promised to provide pro bono legal services for peaceful protesters who get assaulted or intimidated directing its 130 branches across the country to monitor the protests.
Thursday’s protest went violent when some of the protesters attempted to invade the Suleja Police station and shot teargas at each other.
In an attempt to repel the protesting youths the police allegedly shot some of the protesters killing four on the spot while two other protesters were said to have died on their way to the Gwagwalada General Hospital.
All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Contact: [email protected]
English (US) ·