The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Udu Local Government Area Delta State Branch have called on those persons not authorized to use the association car sticker to desist from using it.
The NBA made the call yesterday in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary, NBA, Udu Branch Austin Nyekigbe, Esq, and made available to Pressmen in the State.
The NBA stated that “It has come to the attention of the Nigerian Bar Association, Udu Branch that some members of the public who are neither Lawyers nor authorized to use the NBA Car Sticker are in possession of and have same affixed to their Cars within Udu and its environs”.
Adding, it said “We wish to reiterate that the NBA Car Sticker is meant for the use of only Lawyers and the primary purpose is to identify Lawyers in the Society.
“Anything short of the above, amounts to impersonation and punishable under the extant Laws. We call on all erring members of the Public to desist from further use of the NBA Car Sticker, forthwith or face the wrath of the Law”.
The NBA statement also informed members of the Public that the Udu Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has constituted an NBA Car Sticker Committee and has notified all Law enforcement Agencies to fish out members of the Public who are not Lawyers but are in possession of and has the NBA Car Sticker affixed to their Cars within Udu and its environs.
It also disclosed that the Law enforcement Agencies together with the Members of the NBA Car Sticker Committee will man the roads for the purpose of fishing out erring members of the Public in the coming days.