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NBA constitutes task force to rescue abducted lawyer in Rivers

Following the abduction of Paulette Ajayi, a lawyer in Port Harcourt on Sunday, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a seven-man task force to ensure she’s rescued unhurt.

NBA’s Publicity Secretary, Dr Rapulu Nduka, said Ajayi was abducted in front of her home in Rumukrushi, Port Harcourt, by “at least four men dressed in combat fatigues and dark T-shirts.”

Nduka, in a statement on Monday, titled, ‘NBA sets up task force for the release of Paulette Bisola Ajayi,’ said the family of the abducted lawyer confirmed the incident to the NBA President, Mr Olumide Akpata.

He said: “Consequently, the NBA President has immediately set up a task force that will take every step in ensuring the release of our abducted colleague.

“The members of the task force are NBA First Vice-President, John Aikpokpo-Martins; NBA Welfare Secretary, Kunle Edun; Port Harcourt NBA Chairman, Nyekwere; Victor Frank-Briggs; Irene Pepple; Anthonia Osademe; and Ngozi Ajayi.

“The NBA is in contact with the Rivers State Governor, Attorney-General of Rivers, and Rivers State Police Headquarters, on this issue.”

 

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Ifedayo Ogunyemi

Ifedayo O. Ogunyemi‎ Senior Reporter, Nigerian Tribune ogunyemiifedayo@gmail.com

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