The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) received with rude shock the kidnapping of Hon. Justice Ebiyerin Goodness Omukoro of the Bayelsa State High Court on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at the State Capital, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Bayelsa Bar is in touch with the NBA National Secretariat.
The NBA condemns this incident in strong terms, viewing it as an assault on the judiciary. How a serving judge was kidnapped by persons in uniform is a further indictment of our security architecture. This further paints a dire image of our judicial system. The dignity of human persons is so sacrosanct, more so than that of a Judge.
We therefore call upon security agencies and the Bayelsa State Government to redouble their efforts and to ensure the swift release of the Hon. Justice E. G. Omukoro.
Our prayer is with the family, the legal community, and the State Judiciary.
Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN
President,
Nigerian Bar Association.
