By Alphonsus Okoh Alubo, SAN
I would say that the arrest yesterday of some Nigerians and the lawyer, Ebikpolade Helen, following the seizures of cannabis and other mixtures prohibited by law in her apartment in Lekki- Lagos and Awka, is unfortunate and is bad for the image of the profession.
All may not be right or well in the country, but a lawyer, like Caesar’s wife, must remain above board. It is worse for the lawyer who knows the comeuppance of the NDLEA Act.
I worry that the importation of Drugs and other illicit substances, and the arrest of Nigerians for drugs and other illicit substances, appears to be metastasized. The Nigerian Bar Association, after some time, must look into this. I pray that going forward, there would be no such cases
I should state that I am surprised at the porosity and fluidity of our borders. With the gumbo of security agencies: Customs, NDLEA, Immigration, NSCDC, etc., it is mind-boggling that these drugs are brought in and in some cases, taken out with ease. I recommend that some heads should roll if only to act as deterrence to other would-be criminals
Professor Alphonsus Okoh Alubo, SAN
