Peace Udoka, a young lawyer who was kidnapped with her sister by gunmen in Kogi State the day after calling the bar, was ordered by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday to release her.
On Saturday, Udoka, a member of the National Youth Service Corps stationed in Kogi, was abducted while traveling from Abuja to Benin City along the Lokoja-Okene highway.
Afam Osigwe, the president of the NBA, described the abduction as “shocking and deeply concerning” the day after the incident.
Osigwe demanded immediate action in a statement released via X on Sunday.
Read more about Security Operatives’ rescue of eight Kogi passengers and four others who are still in captivity.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc has received a “deep shock and deep concern” over the disturbing reports of Onyesom Peace Udoka, a newly called lawyer, abducted while returning from the most recent Call to Bar Ceremony in Abuja, in the state of Kogi State, according to the post.
This tragic development is completely unacceptable and condemnable. Young lawyers and their families have been through such agonizing ordeals at a time when our nation should be preparing to celebrate the future of the legal profession. No citizen should live in fear of insecurity on our roads, nor should a family have to go through this ordeal.
The NBA urges the Federal Government and all relevant security organizations to rise up, take urgency, and secure the release of our colleague and other captives. Nigerians’ safety and security cannot continue to be a subject of ridicule. Governments have a primary duty to protect the lives of their citizens, and they must take this duty seriously.
We call for more aggressive and persistent action to protect our roads and restore public confidence in the government’s ability to ensure everyone’s safety as they travel across the nation.
In this difficult time, the NBA expresses its solidarity with the families of the abducted victims, and we ask that God grant the victims a quick and secure return to their loved ones.
The Lokoja-Okene axis, which connects the southwest of the country to the federal capital, has turned into a kidnapping hotspot.
One person was killed and three other passengers were abducted after gunmen attacked an 18-seater bus on September 8.
The NBA Demands the Immediate Release of Onyesom Peace Udoka and Other Abducted Victims, according to the “Government Must Act Right Now.”
The abduction of one of our young colleagues, Onyesom, has shocked and piqued the attention of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) @NigBarAssoc. twitter.com/QzRyF810Iv
Source: Channels TV
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