Nigeria, April 22 -- The Osogbo branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the setting ablaze of the Osun State High Court located in Ilesa, describing the act as a grave threat to the justice system.

In a statement released on Tuesday by its Chairman, Mr. Yemi Abiona, the association labeled the incident as a "heinous attack that poses a serious threat to justice delivery and the rule of law."

Abiona expressed concern over the recurring pattern of such attacks, recalling a previous incident in which a judge's chambers at Court 3 were also gutted by fire.

"I wonder what the perpetrators of such an attack on the courtroom intended to achieve. This attack is the handiwork of faceless cowards and ignorants.

"Thou...