Lawyers Who Looted Conference Materials To Be Prosecuted – NBA President

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has lambasted lawyers who looted conference materials and destroyed the collection centre during the annual gathering of the learned men and women. 

GWG reports that some lawyers went on a rampage on Tuesday over the distribution of bags at the association’s Annual General Conference held at Eko Atlantic City, Lagos.

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A viral video that surfaced online captured some lawyers destroying the collection centres and looting conference materials.

Speaking on the incident on Thursday, the outgoing NBA President, Olumide Akpata, condemned the lawyers over the looting of the materials, describing it as disgraceful.

Akpata stressed that anyone found to have looted the NBA conference materials and assault on officials will be prosecuted.

“I hereby assure the generality of Nigerian legal practitioners that any lawyer found complicit in the vandalisation of conference booths, theft of phones, assault on officials will be prosecuted,” he said.

According to him, the reason for the delay in the distribution of conference materials was due to the low-quality bags supplied.

He said the Technical Committee on Conference Planning (TCCP) of the NBA had earlier sent out emails informing lawyers that distribution of conference materials would be suspended owing to substandard materials supplied.

“No one said we will not encounter difficulties in life but the hallmark is how quickly we resolve such difficulties,” he said.

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