Nigeria, June 13 -- The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ondo State Branch, began an indefinite strike on Friday to compel the state government to implement financial autonomy for the judiciary.

In June last year, the union first wrote to the government, issuing a 21-day ultimatum to comply with a court judgement on the issue in accordance with the Constitution, but there was no response.

It issued another ultimatum of seven days last week, which expired on Thursday.

In a statement by its Secretary, Alade Kehinde, the union stated that the decision to down tools followed the expiration of the latest ultimatum issued to the Ondo State Government on 4 June and the government's lack of response to address the reneged parts of the...