The fear of possible attack of members of the national conference by Boko Haram enveloped the conference on Monday when a delegate, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) said he received a message on his telephone of a possible attack by members of the sect in Abuja this week.
Raising a matter of Public Urgency, he asked for the permission of the Chairman of the Conference, Justice Idris Kutigi to read the message.
He was granted the permission.
The message, which he also sent to our correspondent read, ” News got to us that our enemy is planning something bigger than Nyayan bomb blast between Tuesday and Wednesday in Abuja.
“Mind your movement and be careful. The date is still unknown. Please, pass it around to save loved ones.”
Some delegates later discussed the issue among themselves, wondering when the bombings would stop.
One of the delegate, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “We are in trouble in this country. Bombings everywhere. When will this stop?
“Even here, we don’t know what is going to happen. Things are so bad in the country. Things are so bad.”
Only last Thursday, a delegate, Obi Onoliefo had raised the issue of safety of delegates when, having looked at the perimeter wall of the National Judicial Institute, observed that there were no security operatives manning them.
He, therefore, called for security operatives to be drafted to the perimeter fences to forestall insurgents from breaking into the premises and causing bloodshed.