Human Rights -Group hits Benue -Governor Alia about the alleged assault on judiciary, asking for self -control

At a press conference in Abuja conducted by the National Coordinator, Dr. Emmanuel Agabi, anchored, deprived the group of authoritarian management exhibited by Governor Alia, which plunged Benue into a state of fear and lawlessness. The lawyers for justice and human rights, a human rights organization, criticized Benue State Manager Hyacinth iornem Alia for what it described as an assault on “judicial independence and good management” in the state. The citizen group accused the governor of various offenses, including an attempt to take the Benue Chief Justice, which they believe was a direct assault on the pillars of democracy, the supremacy of the law and the safety of the citizens of the state. At a press conference in Abuja conducted by the National Coordinator, Dr. Emmanuel Agabi, anchored, deprived the group of authoritarian management exhibited by Governor Alia, which plunged Benue into a state of fear and lawlessness. According to the statement issued by the group, “On February 19, 2025, a group of thugs, who allegedly arrived in vehicles showing Governor Alia’s image, held for almost five hours of the Supreme Court in the Benue State and the usual Court of Appeal. Daka and a similar look during a thanksgiving in honor of Senator Titus Zam at NKST Naka, Gwer West LGA. authority and the rule of law. This ruling not only violates a specific court order, but is also contrary to the established legal pre -court, including a Supreme Court that laid out the dissolution of the government law in the Government Council and the establishment of Caretaker. At the Benue State meeting, Governor Hyacinth Alia tried to illegally remove the Chief Justice of Benue State, Bar. Maurice Ikpambes on fictional allegations of misconduct. This step was condemned by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigeria Judicial Council (NJC), CSOs and other stakeholders. “The failure to pay the salaries of the judiciary led to prolonged strikes, which effectively paralyzed judicial activities in the state and denied the citizens their right to timely justice. Despite the government’s announcement of a new N75,000 minimum wage, right workers were excluded from this implementation, which led to further dissatisfaction.” Abuja, with banners with despicable inscriptions. These actions are considered attempts to intimidate the judiciary and impede the course of justice. Such tactics represent a direct assault on democratic principles and the rule of law. ‘Governor Alia’s interference with the legislative arm is clearly through his influence on the choice of chief officials and the alleged sponsorship of the suspension of 13 members of the meeting who has the removal of the Chief Justice. In addition, the closure of the legislative complex, which forces sessions to get under the executive, is the separation of the lead of the management of the management and the judge of the management of the judge. High handiness as well as the poor funding of the judiciary as additional crimes committed by the governor against the judiciary called on the Commission for Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offense Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into these allegations to maintain the holiness of judicial processes.