*Says NBA Does Not Belong To any Individual, Tribe, Religion Or Section Of The Country
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A Kaduna based Lawyer, A. U. Hajji, has reacted to the call by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, against holding of the upcoming conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) in Sokoto as a result of the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, who was burnt alive on Thursday.
The student was beaten to a pulp and burnt alive by male Muslim students who accused her of insulting Prophet Muhammed via a WhatsApp platform.
Hajji, in a rejoinder made available to TheNigeriaLawyer, said Adegboruwa was selective in his call. According to him, many lives were lost across the country and Adegboruwa did not condemn the killings let alone invite NBA to cancel conferences in such areas.
He said, “I agree with the learned Silk’s position. However, I hold the view that, the position of the learned Silk should not be selective, in other words, the statement should be indiscriminate. We should not cry out our grievances only when a section of the nation is illegally handled.
“Many lives were lost in cold blood in more than what you can describe as brutal from different parts of the country inclusive, the state where the learned Silk comes from, unfortunately, the learned Silk didn’t even condemn the killings not to talk of inviting NBA to stop its plan to hold a conference in a particular state.”
A. U. Hajji, who happens to be the Principal Associate of A. U. Hajji & Associates, therefore called on the NBA not to cancel the conference. He said NBA does not belong to any individual, religion, tribe, political party or ah section of the country. He further noted that NBA does not discriminate, but rather fights for human rights.
“I believe every lawyer has a respect to humanity. We condemn the act of killing Deborah without invoking any process as provided by our extant laws. But that doesn’t mean that we can comprise or exercise any level of patience when any insults is directed against our Sacred and Holy Prophet (SAWW).
“I am using this platform to also counter the call of the learned Silk to the NBA which states that I planned program be stopped because of the killing of Miss Deborah, I hereby call the NBA not to cancel the conference scheduled to hold in Sokoto State based on the reason stated by the learned Silk.
“There are brutal killings of innocent lives almost everywhere in Nigeria and the NBA doesn’t cancel its activities based on that notwithstanding that the NBA is not happy with such acts and the Deborah’s killing should not be the start. NBA doesn’t belong to any individual or political party or religion or tribe or any section of the country. NBA doesn’t discriminate NBA always fights for respects of fundamental human rights of any person and same should continue.” Hajji said
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