The political crisis rocking Rivers State took a dangerous dimension on Monday as an explosive, suspected to be a bomb, rocked a state High Court, Ahoada.
No casualty had been reported as of the time of filing this report.
The case of contempt of court against Mr. Evans Bipi, the leader of the group of six lawmakers in the state House of Assembly, loyal to the Supervisory Minister of Education, Mr. Nyisom Wike, was slated to be heard.
In spite of the order of the court, Bipi is reported to still be parading himself as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly.
Meanwhile, two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Mr. Yusuf Ali and Mr. Adeniyi Akintola, have condemned the burning of a High Court in Ahaoda, Rivers State.
In separate telephone interviews with our correspondent in Ilorin on Monday, they warned against a recurrence.
Ali, who is the Chairman, Anti-Corruption Commission, Nigerian Bar Association, urged security agencies to apprehend the culprits and ensure that the full weight of the law was brought to bear on the perpetrators, if the act was intentional.
“I strongly condemn the act if it was deliberate. I condemn it with every fibre in me. The security agencies should go after the perpetrators if it was intentional. If it is arson, then we must get to the root of it,” Ali said.
Akintola appealed to the political class to avoid over-heating the polity.
He warned that nothing should be done to jeorpardise the nation’s democracy and inhibit judicial activities and quick dispensation of justice.
Akintola said, “The burning of the court is highly despicable and condemnable. I condemn it in all its entirety.
“I want to appeal to the political class to be very careful. Some of us fought and put our lives on the line for this democracy.
“It is quite unfortunate that some of those who had no iota of contribution or know the geography of any detention camp are the ones reaping the benefits. They have to be very careful.”
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