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NBA President Maikyau, SAN
By SANDRA UMEH
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, on Friday condemned the attack on an Area Court Judge in Gombe, calling for prompt investigation of the case.
This is contained in a statement on Friday, issued by the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Mr Habeeb Lawal.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three judicial officials including a judge were allegedly assaulted by ”unknown” villagers on Nov. 5 while inspecting a contested land site in Gombe State’s Balanga Local Government Area.
Reacting, the president condemned such attack and called on the NBA Gombe branch, to work in collaboration with the NBA Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA SARC) and the Police, to get to the root of the matter.
“The NBA has confirmed an attack on a judge of the Upper Area Court in Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State, who was visiting a locus in quo.
“The NBA condemns this attack in unequivocal terms and pledges to ensure that the perpetrators of this criminal contempt of court are apprehended and made to face the full weight of the law,” he said.
The president also called on the Commissioner of Police in Gombe, to get to the root of this incident as soon as possible.
