The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has stated that the conflicting orders issued by the Federal High Court, the Kano State High Court, and again the Federal High Court brought “utter disgrace and shame to the profession”.

A statement signed by NBA National Publicity Secretary, AKOREDE LAWAL said the actions of the courts have exposed the entire legal profession in Nigeria to public ridicule and embarrassment.

According to the statement, the damage would take the legal profession a long time to recover from.

The NBA also called on the respective heads of the Courts of the Judges concerned, to take immediate steps to look into their conducts with the view to finding any possible abuse of their judicial offices and file a report with the National Judicial Council for necessary action.

As regards the lawyers involved, the NBA said that the association would investigate their conduct and won’t hesitate to commence disciplinary action against them before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee should there be any finding of alleged professional misconduct against them.