The Suleja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced plans to pursue legal action against security agencies following the alleged killing of six protesters during the August 1 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Niger State.
The NBA strongly condemned the actions of the security forces, stating that the right of the victims to protest was violated. In response to this incident, the NBA has set up a monitoring committee of lawyers to prevent future occurrences of such violence.
Abdullahi Liman, the Chairman of the Suleja branch of the NBA, visited the home of one of the deceased protesters, Yahaya Isah, to collect credible information for further legal 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.
