Lawyers in Imo State will on Monday begin a three-day boycott of courtroom activities to register their anger over the killing of the President of Ejemekwuru Customary Court, Nnaemeka Ugboma, in Oguta Local Government Area of the state.
About five gunmen on Thursday invaded the customary court, dragged the jurist out while he was presiding over a session and shot him dead.
The killing sparked public outcry leading to lawyers in the state calling on the police to arrest and persecute the suspects.
The five branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the state, in a joint statement on Saturday, called for, among others, the provision of security personnel in all courts in the state.
The statement signed by D. U. Alinnor for Owerri Branch. B. A. Munonye for Orlu Branch. Ambrose Ugbala for Mbaise Branch, E. A. Ochionu for Okigwe Branch and Richard Anyanwu for Mbano/Etiti branch, decried the constant attacks on judicial officers and facilities in the state.
