The Nigeria bar
association (NBA), Ikeja branch yesterday rose from an emergency meeting
demanding that the trail of the suspects in the Aluu killings be not swept
under the carpet or behind any judicial smokescreen.
Besides the association also called on the government at
local, state and federal to adequately compensate the families of the victims.
Speaking at a press briefing titled: “Nigerians Hobbesian
state of nature… A portent of a coming Tragedy”, the 1st
vice-chairman of the association, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana. who represented the
chairman, Monday Ubani, lamented the culture of lynching which he said to be
common to the both “Irate mobs” and “uniformed killers”. His words:
“It is done not only by “Irate mobs” but even by “uniformed
killers” particularly by security agencies indeed it is a widespread culture
indeed that indicates the failing of state; and mass dehumanization. People and
institutions have become generally disconnected from due process resort to
self-help is common place in Nigeria, like-wise lynching.
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