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Lagos- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday have condemned the recent attacks by the Boko Haram sect in some North Eastern states of the country.
About 29 students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe, were murdered on Feb. 24, while they were asleep in their dormitories
The sect members were also reported to have killed 32 people in three separate attacks in Adamawa on Feb. 26.
Mr Onyekachi Ubani, Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the NBA, in an interview with newsmen, urged the government to change its strategies in tackling the insurrection.
According to him, "the modality of the state of emergency declared in the troubled states to end this insurrection is not working.
"If you declare a state of emergency, then you must go the full length by removing the civilian government in that place.
"You can't allow two institutions to be operating at the same time, because it will lead to confusion."
Ubani called for the removal of the governors to enable the Nigerian military to be in complete control of the areas.
"What we need now is an institution that will clinically carry out the combing of the entire environment to fish out these terrorists," he said.
Ubani also backed the National Assembly's directive that the Nigeria Army should move its headquarters to the troubled states.
About 29 students of the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe, were murdered on Feb. 24, while they were asleep in their dormitories
The sect members were also reported to have killed 32 people in three separate attacks in Adamawa on Feb. 26.
Mr Onyekachi Ubani, Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the NBA, in an interview with newsmen, urged the government to change its strategies in tackling the insurrection.
According to him, "the modality of the state of emergency declared in the troubled states to end this insurrection is not working.
"If you declare a state of emergency, then you must go the full length by removing the civilian government in that place.
"You can't allow two institutions to be operating at the same time, because it will lead to confusion."
Ubani called for the removal of the governors to enable the Nigerian military to be in complete control of the areas.
"What we need now is an institution that will clinically carry out the combing of the entire environment to fish out these terrorists," he said.
Ubani also backed the National Assembly's directive that the Nigeria Army should move its headquarters to the troubled states.
