Outgoing Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) President Olumide Akpata said some lawyers stole phones and other items at a week-long annual general meeting.
Akpata made the announcement on Friday in response to viral video showing some angry lawyers vandalizing conference booths and looting conference materials on Tuesday night.
Scores of attorneys attending the 62nd NBA AGC at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos state on Tuesday night protested the insufficient supply of conference materials as some of them could not get the conference bags.
The aggrieved legal practitioners, who had not received their meeting documents on time, entered the collection center and looted the booths.
Akpata, however, said while speaking at the conference on Friday that some injured lawyers stole phones and bags and beat some employees.
The NBA president stated that any attorney found guilty of stealing phones and assaulting officials will be fined.
“Our colleagues stole bags and phones and beat up employees because we have video evidence. We will get the experts to watch these videos.
“Anyone found guilty of embarrassing our association and our nation in this way will definitely be sanctioned,” Akpata said.
