#EndBadGovernance Protest: NBA to Drag Security Operatives over Alleged Killing of Protesters in Niger State
By Towncriernews
The Suleja branch of Nigerian Bar
Association (NBA) has vowed to take legal
action against operative allegedly involved in
the killing of six protesters in Niger State
during the August 1 youth
#EndBadGovernance 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.
Chairman of the Suleja branch of the
association, Abdullahi Liman, in a statement,
said he visited the residence of one of the
deceased, Yahaya Isha 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.
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 violent when
some some of the protesters allegedly
attempted to invade the Suleja Police Station
and shot teargas at each other.
It was gathered that in an attempt to repel the
protesting youths, the police allegedly shot
some of the protesters killing four on the spot
while two other were said to have died on
their way to the Gwagwalada General
hospital.
