Senior lawyers on Saturday suggested a course of action for the judiciary following the alleged invasion of a courtroom in
The DSS officials were attempting to rearrest Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, who was released less than 12 hours before.
Senior Advocates of
Adedeji said: 'There's urgent need for the Attorney-General of the Federation and the President of NBA to have a joint press conference and condemn in unequivocal terms the trend of undermining the integrity of court by invading court rooms with arms , forcibly arresting, intimidating and harassing citizens and generally abusing the rule of law through disobedience of order of court.
'It is equally imperative that all heads of the arms of government the President, the CJN and the
For Olu-Adegboruwa, the NBA did well by promptly responding to the invasion through a press release, but more needed to be done.
Like Adedeji, he suggested a meeting with the CJN and
Olu-Adegboruwa said: 'The purpose of this meeting is: to secure the courts with a functional police post as is done in the
'To ensure that the DSS is made to account for the events of
'To also meet with the leadership of the
'To demand the immediate disengagement of the present leadership of the DSS and all its officers involved in the invasion.
'To meet with the AG of Lagos State to unravel the invasion of
'To visit Chief Judge of the
The Silk also suggested that henceforth, the Bar should get its members who are involved in any government to be held accountable for any breach of the rule of law by the government and its officers and agencies.
He added: 'In any State where there is glaring disobedience of the order of court or brazen infraction of the
'The same should happen to the
'Then the counsel involved in such cases for the government should be held accountable by the NBA and the Bar generally and be suspended forthwith.
Unless we act swiftly and urgently now, there seems to be more ahead, in the coming days.'
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