NBA condemns altercation between DSS, NCoS at Federal high court in Lagos

<h2></h2>, <h2>The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday, July 26,2023, described as despicable, the July 25 altercation between the Department of State Security Service and officials of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) before a Federal High Court Lagos.</h2>, <p>NBA president urged the government to enforce disciplinary measures on the defaulting parties, a complete overhaul of the institutions and a total reorientation of the personnel, to achieve professionalism and ensure synergy in the discharge of their respective constitutional responsibilities.</p>, <span>NBA condemns altercation between DSS and NCoS (Credit: Vanguard News)</span>, <p>NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) has consequently called for disciplinary measures of officers involved in the shameful act.</p>, <p>He made this known in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in reaction to the recent faceoff between officials of the sister agencies over custody of suspended governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele.</p>, <p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Emefiele was arraigned by the Ministry of Justice over alleged illegal possession of firearms. He was granted bail in the sum of ₦20 million with one surety in like sum and the court had ordered that he be remanded in the Ikoyi correctional facility, pending perfection of his bail.</p>, <p>Trouble, however, started when officials of the correctional service, sought to take Emefiele into custody but were resisted by men of the DSS who were armed to the “teeth”. DSS had sought to re-arrest Emefiele and take him to their custody instead.</p>, <p>The ensuing disagreement had resulted in a fight between some men of the DSS who manhandled a senior official of the prisons. Reacting to the development, the NBA president urged disciplinary measures by government, on the defaulting parties.</p>, <p>Part of the statement reads:</p>, <p>“The NBA has further condemned the brazen disrespect for the judicial process and sanctity of the court premises.</p>, <p>“The NBA has p