JUST IN: NBA to boycott courts for two days over Onnoghen’s suspension

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The Nigerian Bar Association on Monday resolved to embark on a two-day boycott of courts to protest the suspension of Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen.
The boycott of the courts will start on Tuesday and continue on Wednesday.

The NBA said it arrived at the resolution at its National Executive Council meeting.

The NBA said, “The Nigerian Bar Association rising from her NEC meeting has decided to embark on a two-day warning boycott of courts all over Nigeria over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Buhari.”

Onnoghen is facing trial on alleged false asset charges at the Code of Conduct Tribunal was suspended last Friday by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The suspension of the CJN has attracted mixed reactions from within and outside Nigerians.

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