A past National Officer of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okey Leo Ohagba, has called on the Federal Government to end what he described as “lip service” to the fight against insecurity in Nigeria following the gruesome murder of Princess Mediatrix Chigbo, an Abuja-based lawyer, by suspected “One Chance” operators in the Federal Capital Territory.

In a statement, Ohagba described Chigbo’s death as “another manifestation of the government’s failure to protect the lives and properties of her citizenry.”

“The gruesome murder of Princess Mediatrix Chigbo, Esq., a lawyer at her prime, by her abductors (suspected One Chance operators) in the Federal Capital Territory, presents yet another brutal reminder that in Nigeria, movement itself (which is a fundamental right of citizens) has become an act of courage,” Ohagba said.

The legal practitioner stated that Chigbo’s case was not a matter of fate or misfortune but a failure of the state.

“The citizens embody the nation; therefore, where a citizen boards a vehicle in her own country and never returns, the nation itself has lost its way. Every unanswered crime and justice delay emboldens criminality. Every iota of silence or seeming inaction on the part of the state widens the corridor in which violence walks freely,” he said.

Ohagba urged the government to wake from its “deafening slumber” and take decisive action against insecurity.

“Justice must no longer arrive late in Nigeria. Government must wake from her deafening slumber and end lip service to the fight against insecurity in Nigeria. Criminals cannot be more coordinated than our security agencies,” he stated.

He demanded justice for the slain lawyer, saying she deserved institutions courageous enough to act proactively rather than retroactively.

The past NBA National Officer posed a rhetorical question, asking who would be next if nothing changes.

“And the salient rhetoric remains — who will be next, if nothing changes? Sad!” he lamented.

Ohagba extended condolences to the bereaved families, NBA Abuja branch and the Nigerian Bar Association on the loss.

“While we pray for the eternal repose of the innocent soul of Princess Mediatrix, I deeply condole with the bereaved families, NBA Abuja branch and the Nigerian Bar Association in general on this irreparable loss. She will be sorely missed,” he said.

Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix Chigbo, a former treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch, and a member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, was abducted and killed by suspected “One Chance” operators on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Her body was discovered on a kerb along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja. Her family had revealed that kidnappers demanded N3 million ransom and that her last words were “I am dying… save me, please send the money.”

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