There appears no respite yet for the embattled Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday said it would investigate the alleged assault of a security guard by the Chairman.
Umar was on Tuesday caught on camera physically assaulting a security guard identified as Clement Stargwak at Banex Plaza in Wuse, Abuja. In the five-minute video which went viral, Umar was seen slapping a security guard, a staff of a private security outfit, Jul Reliable Guard Services Limited which guards the plaza.
The NBA in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesman, Dr. Rapulu Nduka, said the association was taking the action, to determine whether Umar’s conduct was unbecoming of a member of the legal profession.
He said NBA relevant committee would probe the circumstances leading to the altercation, and, depending on its findings, “ensure that appropriate action is taken to address this occurrence.”
The statement reads in part: “The attention of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has been drawn to the video making the rounds where the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) – Danladi Yakubu Umar Esq., was seen, together with his security detail, allegedly assaulting a citizen at Banex Plaza, in Wuse Abuja.
“We understand that this citizen turned out to be a 22-year-old employee of Jul Reliable Guards Services Ltd, posted as a security guard to the Plaza and who is now reportedly hospitalised.
“The NBA has also read the statement credited to the Head, Press and Public Relations of the CCT in response to the actions of Mr Umar.
“The NBA frowns at any display of naked power by a public officer especially one who, by virtue of his high office, is expected to exhibit a high standard of conduct.”
The police had since stepped into the matter.
