at the commencement of the 54th Annual General Conference, AGC, of
Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
Citizens woke up and found out that government had ordered the closure
of all major roads leading to the International Conference Centre
venue of the conference.
Scores of security personnel drawn from the various agencies had a
hectic time controlling traffic in the municipality, as vehicles
crawled for hours to get out of the city.
Some citizens, who spoke to Vanguard correspondent, expressed shock
that government closed some major roads without previously preparing
the minds of the people.
"Welcoming members of the NBA is not a sin, but sentencing commuters
to untold hardship is not a blessing", Mazi Ikenna Nze said.
At the conference venue, health officials and security personnel were
busy frisking and checking all persons for the dreaded Ebola virus and
lethal weapons.
Speaking Imo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr.
Chukwuma-Machukwu Umeh, SAN, said that insecurity, militancy,
insurgency and kidnapping have become daily nightmares to Nigerians.
"We have a duty to critically study the ugly situations and make
concrete suggestions to the governments", the Attorney General said.
Some of the dignitaries that graced the event includes Gen. Yakubu
Gowon, Governor Rochas Okorocha, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of House
of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambowal and Chief Emeka Ihedioha
respectively, state chief judges and a host of lawyers.
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