Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned a disturbing surge in "one chance" criminal attacks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the killing of two professionals in separate incidents, raising fresh concerns about Abuja's security.

The victims, Ms. Chinemerem Pascalina Chuwumeziem, a nurse, and Princess Chigbo Mediatrix, a lawyer and former Treasurer of the NBA Abuja Branch, were reportedly abducted by criminals posing as commercial transport operators. Their bodies were later discovered in different parts of the city.

In a statement obtained by The News Chronicle on Thursday, NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, described the killings as "senseless and horrifying," warning that insecurity is tigh...