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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kebbi Branch, has advised its members to debar travelling to 9 section authorities areas successful the authorities identified arsenic kidnapping hotspots.
The directive was issued successful Birnin Kebbi connected Sunday by the Branch Chairman, Alhaji Aminu Hassan, pursuing the abduction of a lawyer, Mr. Isyaku Muhammad-Danjuma, on the Ibeto–Birnin Kebbi roadworthy successful Magama Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to Hassan, the affected areas are Bagudo, Suru, Kamba (Dandi), Bunza, Kangiwa (Arewa), Dirin Daji (Sakaba), Ribah, Kanya, and Augie LGAs.
He said the determination was taken astatine an exigency gathering of the relation connected Saturday, wherever members expressed interest implicit rising insecurity crossed the country.
As portion of its resolutions, the subdivision directed members to boycott tribunal proceedings from October 7 to 10 successful protestation against the abduction of their workfellow and to gully attraction to the worsening information situation.
“Upon the expiration of the boycott period, members are besides urged to suspend handling terrorism-related cases, including those involving kidnapping, abduction, equipped robbery, oregon unlawful possession of firearms, until further notice,” Hassan stated.
The president said the NBA would proceed to prosecute applicable authorities to unafraid the harmless merchandise of the abducted lawyer, portion urging authorities and information agencies to instrumentality urgent steps to reconstruct bid and confidence.
He added that the subdivision would enactment with the judiciary to supply alternate venues for tribunal sessions to minimise question to unsafe locations.
Hassan commended members of the Bar, judiciary, media, and the nationalist for their solidarity and urged unity successful the corporate pursuit of justness and peace.
NAN
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