The immediate past President of
the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Mr Okey Wali, SAN, has been kidnapped.
According to a statement by
Augustine Alegeh, the incumbent president of the association, Wali was abducted
last night from his village.
It reads: "The Nigerian Bar Association has just received shocking news that the 26th President of the NBA, Okey Wali, SAN was on Saturday 11th October, 2014 at about 9pm kidnapped by unknown persons in Port Harcourt, Rivers State."
He described Okey Wali as a man
of peace who had not only contributed immensely to the enthronement of rule of
law and protection of human rights, but also to the development of our Nation.
"It is therefore saddening
that he should become a kidnap victim," Alegeh said.
"This sad event is yet
another reminder of the state of insecurity in which all Nigerians live. The
NBA calls on the Federal Government to step up efforts to fulfill its primary
constitutional role of providing for the welfare and security of all
Nigerians."
He passionately appealed to his
abductors for his immediate and safe release to his family
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