#EndBadGovernance: NBA offers free legal services for protesters
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated as a result of the ongoing hunger protest.
In a statement on Thursday, the association’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, through the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Lawal, disclosed that directives have been sent out to all chairpersons of the 130 branches of the association to take up any case(s) of breach of fundamental human rights of persons involved in the protest.
He, however, advised participants to go about the protest peacefully while he urged law enforcement agents to be professional and respect the human rights of others in the discharge of their duty.
Maikyau also noted that a situation monitoring committee has been set up to monitor activities between law enforcement agents and protesters.
