ARRESTED IN HIS STEAD: THE UNLAWFUL DETENTION AND ALLEGED TORTURE OF ESTHER ARANSIOLA | Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq.
Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq. A Legal Analysis under the Child Rights Act, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria BY LYDIA EHISUORIA OHONSI ESQ. May 2026 I. Introduction On 5 May 2026, the Daily Trust published an account that crystallised, in the voice of a sixteen-year-old girl, virtually every pathology that child rights advocates and criminal justice reformers have spent decades attempting to dislodge from Nigerian law enforcement culture. Esther Aransiola, a minor resid…
DR TOLU ADEREMI DEMANDS JUSTICE AND URGES THE NBA TO TAKE ACTION OVER THE ALLEGED POLICE KILLING IN EFFURUN.
Dr Tolu Aderemi has strongly condemned the reported killing of a young Delta State indigene by a police officer, describing the incident as a grave violation of justice and human dignity, and calling for urgent institutional accountability. The legal practitioner, who currently serves as Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch Law Reform and Monitoring Committee and is a Partner at Perchstone & Graeys, expressed deep concern over the gruesome event said to have occurred in Effurun, Delta State. The incident, which has circulated widely in a dis…
PRESS STATEMENT: ASSAULT ON WOMEN: JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL | Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas
Yesterday, I visited His Royal Majesty, Anthony Ogbogbo Ibuka I, the Ovie of Ozoro Kingdom, at his palace in Ozoro to express my solidarity with the kingdom and, most importantly, with the victims of the deeply troubling incident that occurred during a festival in Oramudu Community, Ozoro Kingdom—the headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State. This visit provided me with first-hand insight into the events that transpired and reinforced my unwavering commitment to justice and the protection of women’s dignity. Let me begi…
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY MUST NOT BECOME A FERTILE GROUND FOR “ONE CHANCE” MURDERS.
What appears to be the disturbing return of “one chance” criminal operations in the Federal Capital Territory has, once again, plunged Abuja into grief. In separate but equally tragic incidents, Ms Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziem, a nurse, and Princess Chigbo Mediatrix, our dear colleague, a lawyer and former Treasurer of the Nigerian Bar Association Abuja Branch, lost their lives after falling victim to this deadly criminal enterprise. Their bodies were later discovered in different locations across the city. These were not faceless victims…
RE: ISSUANCE OF CENTRAL MOTOR REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM (CMRIS) CERTIFICATE BY THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE: A DEMAND FOR THE IMMEDIATE STOPPAGE OF SAME.
NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER AND NBA OFFICIAL REACTION TO ISSUANCE OF CMRIS. The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has become aware of a statement authored by John Aikpokpo-Martins and Funmi Adeogun allegedly on behalf of the NBA-Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) on the above subject. The NBA hereby disclaims the said statement credited to John Aikpokpo-Martins and Funmi Adeogun on behalf of the NBA-SPIDEL. The said statement was neither issued with the consent nor authority of the NBA. To be certain, both Aikp…
THE NBA PRESIDENT, Y. C. MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, VISITS THE ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, ZONE 2, OVER POLICE BRUTALITY; ADVOCATES THAT POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE LAWYERS BE GIVEN THE NECESSARY PROMOTION AND POSTING RELEVANT TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS.
As part of the engagements of the NBA with relevant stakeholders, the NBA President, Y. C. Maikyau, OON, SAN, in the company of the General Secretary, Adesina Adegbite; Welfare Secretary, Chinyere Obasi and Charles Ajiboye, the National Assistant Publicity Secretary; Vice Chairman of Lagos Branch, Mrs. Abiye Tam-George who also doubles as the Secretary of the NBA-Bolanle/Gafaru Ad-HOC Committee and senior members of the Bar visited the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, over police brutality. The meeting is against the background …
REVIEWING THE IMPACT OF THE POLICE DUTY SOLICITORS SCHEME.
DSN is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Review of The Impact of the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme . 1. Sustainability 2. Funding 3. Management 4. Q&A Time: May 24, 2022 12:00 PM West Central Africa Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89800535407?pwd=CQZl0DSigc7HQ9EZZDpuHO2dGiDrvQ.1 Meeting ID: 898 0053 5407 Passcode: 281113 One tap mobile +19292056099, 89800535407#, *281113# US (New York) +12532158782, 89800535407#, *281113# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) …
