The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owo branch, has urged Ondo State and the Federal Governments to declare a state of emergency on kidnapping on roads in Owo and across the country.
Its Chairman, Mr. Tajudeen Olutope Ahmed, said its members were worried about insecurity in Owo.
“On our part, we hereby declare that no lawyer from our branch shall henceforth, defend anybody that is accused of kidnapping a fellow citizen. Kidnapping is a heinous crime. It is a horrendous offence in all ramifications. It is a grievous wrong against humanity,” Ahmed, in a statement made available to The Nation, said, adding, “armed gangs, gun running and kidnapping are now ubiquitous in every nook and cranny of the ancient city”.
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