NBA demands rescue of ex-president kidnapped in Rivers

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NBA demands rescue of ex-president kidnapped in Rivers

The Nigerian Bar Association has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to rescue its former president, Okey Wali (SAN), who was abducted on Monday.

Wali was reportedly abducted after his convoy was attacked along the East–West Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), in a statement on Tuesday, described Wali’s abduction as yet “another sad reminder of the weakness in our security system and failure of successive governments.”

“Mr Okey Wali (SAN) was the 26th President of the NBA and has served this nation in various capacities, contributing immensely to the growth of legal practice and in the promotion and entrenchment of the rule of law. He is a known philanthropist, who has helped in the development of his community in no small measure.

“I, therefore, hereby plead with the abductors not to harm Mr Wali (SAN), and make a passionate appeal for his release to his family.

“The NBA stands with and assures his family of our full support in this trying period, even as we join in praying for his safe return home,” Maikyau said,

He urged the IG and the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State “to leave no stone unturned as they work towards the safe release of our dear learned friend.”