The Presiding Judge, Justice Onajite Kuejenbola, in her ruling on a suit filed by the Nigerian Bar Association, Warri Branch, challenging the kidnapping and terrorism laws, said the laws were not necessary. The NBA in Warri had sought a dismissal of the state anti-kidnapping and terrorism laws of 2013, which empowered the state government to seize properties of kidnapping suspects without trial and arrest community leaders where kidnap suspects are found. Leading other lawyers, the Chairman, NBA, Warri branch, Mr. Kunle Edun, had sought a declaration that Sections 4 (4) and 5 (5) of the State Anti Kidnapping and Terrorism Laws 2013 was inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 316 (1) and 36 (2) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to the extent of such inconsistency, unconstitutional, null and void. Justice Kuenjubola also struck out Section 16 (3) of the law prohibiting the court from granting bail to persons charged under the Anti Kidnapping and Anti Terrorism Laws 2013, while granting all the reliefs sought by the NBA.]]>