BEVERLY HILLS, April 22, (THEWILL) – Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday blocked the convoy of the Osun Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi, during a protest.
Members of the two unions had started the protest at the High Court, Oke-Fia, and marched to Customary Court through to Federal High Court opposite Osun State House of Assembly at Gbongan/Osogbo road.
They were holding the local version of the nationwide action called by judicial workers to press for the enforcement of the autonomy of the Judiciary.
At 11:20am, when members of the two unions were marching to the Osun Government Secretariat, the convoy of the Deputy Governor (convoy comprising of five vehicle), encountered the protesters.
The protesters reportedly blocked the convoy with placards and banners and refused to give way, forcing the convoy to flow along with the horde of protesters.
The convoy later managed to find an escape route at the petrol station close to the State Government Secretariat, Abere, when the vehicles entered through the first entrance of the filling station and exited through the second gate to evade the protesters.
The protesters ran after the convoy to create another blockage but they could not meet up as all the vehicles escaped.
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