NBA Demands Stronger Security Measures As Plateau Attacks Persist
The lawyers urged stronger equipment, faster responses and time-bound trials as they warned that recurring violence has eroded public confidence.
- On Monday, the Nigerian Bar Association branches in Plateau State convened at the NUJ Secretariat in Jos to demand urgent security reforms following persistent terrorist attacks on communities.
- The NBA alleged that terrorists attacked communities in Mangu, Barkin Ladi, Riyom, and Bokkos Local Government Areas during government-imposed curfews, killing vigilantes at their duty posts in Kikyo.
- Lawyers demanded an executive bill to move security onto the Concurrent Legislative List and called for immediate redeployment of security vehicles facing a "near absence" at flashpoints.
- The NBA pledged legal support for victims and demanded publication of trial outcomes for identified terrorism sponsors, noting that "justice without accountability is incomplete."
- While commending Governor Caleb Mutfwang for revamping Operation Rainbow, the NBA urged Plateau, Bauchi, and Taraba states to strengthen regional cooperation addressing cross-border security threats.
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