During his tenure as Publicity Secretary of the NBA Benin Branch, Douglas Ogbankwa led public interventions compelling the Edo State Police Command to enforce ACJA provisions against unlawful detentions.
BENIN CITY — The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch ("The Lion Branch"), through its Publicity Secretary, Douglas Ogbankwa, Esq., has issued a firm public notice to security agencies regarding arbitrary arrests and harassment of young citizens and counsel.
Ogbankwa warned that the Bar would initiate contempt and fundamental human rights enforcement proceedings against any security operative who denies detained citizens immediate access to legal counsel of their choice.
The intervention led to the establishment of an NBA-Police liaison monitoring desk at the State Police Headquarters on Sapele Road.
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