The missing engineers were consultants supervising the African Development Bank (AfDB)-funded Ring Road project in Ebonyi State.
The families of five missing NELAN Consulting Ltd engineers have petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the National Assembly, the Ebonyi State Judicial Service Commission (JSC), civil society organisations and the Ebonyi State House of Assembly over what they describe as serious judicial irregularities in the handling of the case.
Certified court records seen by SaharaReporters show that suspects charged in connection with the engineers' alleged kidnapping were granted bail on self-recognisance, later benefited from an Ebonyi State Government amnesty, and repeatedly failed to appear in court, stalling the prosecution.
The five consultants disappeared after travelling to Ebonyi State in 2022.
The petition follows certified true copies (CTCs) of proceedings obtained by the family through Falana and Falana’s Chambers, which reveal that suspects charged in connection with the alleged kidnapping were granted bail on self-recognisance, later benefited from an Ebonyi State Government amnesty, and subsequently failed to appear in court, stalling the trial.
