Lawyers protest, demand judicial autonomy in Lagos, Abuja

Members of the Nigerian Bar Association on Monday protested the non-implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary in Lagos State and Abuja.

The protest came after members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria went on strike and threatened a nationwide protest.

National President of NBA, Olumide Akpata, had directed the state chapters of NBA to commence protest on Monday.

 The lawyers while protesting in Lagos displayed various placards conveying their displeasures.

They were noticed marching from Ikeja Bar Centre through Oba Akinjobi, into Obafemi Awolowo Way towards the Alausa secretariat.

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