The second day of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association annual conference in Enugu was on Monday disrupted by protests demanding the release of a Labour Party lawmaker in the Enugu State House of Assembly, Bright Ngene.
Ngene, who represents Enugu South Urban Constituency, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence handed down by a magistrate’s court in connection with a community dispute.
His supporters, however, insist the conviction was politically motivated. Speaking to journalists, the protest leader, Benedict Kachukwu, described Ngene’s incarceration since July 2024 as unjust.
Security operatives, however, barred the demonstrators from entering the International Conference Centre, venue of the NBA conference. Despite this, they staged a peaceful protest around the premises before dispersing.
