NBA demands release of abducted lawyer

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for immediate release of the abducted lawyer and National Youth Service Corps member, Eunice Ameh, describing her disappearance as painful and deeply disturbing to the legal community.

President of the association, Afam Osigwe, made the appeal in a statement posted on X on Saturday amid growing concerns over the whereabouts of the young lawyer, who was reportedly kidnapped in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“Release Eunice Ameh now! When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the Nigerian Bar Association, it is personal,” he wrote.

The NBA president stated that the association was more than a professional body, noting that lawyers across the country were emotionally affected by the incident.

According to him, lawyers are a community bound by shared sacrifice, shared dreams, and a collective duty to stand for one another.

“The disappearance of Miss Eunice Ameh, our dear colleague and a young Nigerian serving her country through the NYSC scheme, has therefore deeply shaken the entire legal community,” he added.

Osigwe stressed that behind every missing person case was a grieving family and anxious loved ones desperately hoping for safe return.

“Behind every missing person report is a family unable to sleep, friends clinging to hope, and colleagues praying for safe return.

“No young Nigerian who answered the call to national service should disappear without an immediate, coordinated, and determined response from our security agencies,” he stated.

He called on the Inspector General of Police to urgently intensify efforts towards securing her freedom.

There are reports that her suspected kidnappers have demanded a ransom of N20 million.

Ameh was last seen on Wednesday evening while returning home from work in the Maitama area of Abuja.