NEYGA Demands NBA Action After Sowore Confronts Lawyer

The Northern Ethnic Youth Groups Assembly (NEYGA) has called on Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu to secure court premises across Nigeria following a viral video of activist and politician Omoyele Sowore confronting a lawyer in Abuja. NEYGA, through spokesman Mallam Ibrahim Dan-Musa, condemned the footage showing Sowore and his supporters pressuring a legal practitioner to retract statements made in court, labeling the incident a "national disgrace." The group demanded that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) take a definitive stance in defense of its members, arguing that such behavior endangers legal practitioners and the public.

NEYGA also questioned Sowore's suitability as a public figure, citing concerns about the example he sets for younger Nigerians. Additionally, they accused Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, of misusing judicial premises for political activities, which they claim violates electoral law.

NEYGA warned that failing to address such conduct could undermine respect for the rule of law in Nigeria.