Nigeria: Boycott shuts down courts

Lawyers say they have shut down court proceedings across Nigeria, claiming their boycott is a complete success. The Nigerian Bar Association says the protest is over the "failure of the government to comply with court orders and the violation of human rights". President Lanke Odogiyon said disregard for the rule of law was reminiscent of Nigeria under the military. He said the only case in the capital, Abuja, was the government failing to get a court order to stop the strike. The Bar Association says most of its 50,000 membership followed the call on the first day of the two-day boycott and stayed away.