The Magistrates Association of Nigeria has lamented the delay in rescuing Binta Mshelia, a former chairperson of the Borno State branch of MAN, seven months after her abduction.
The magistrate association however called on security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue Binta, whose whereabouts is still unknown since she was taken into captivity.
Binta was abducted along with her husband, Justice Haruna Mshelia, and his driver on June 24, 2024, on their way to Maiduguri, between Borno and Yobe states.
The kidnappers had released Haruna on September 8 but refused to free Binta and the driver.
The National President of MAN, Chief Magistrate Saidu Umar, in a conversation with Saturday PUNCH, appealed to security agencies to intensify efforts to secure Binta’s release.
He said, “It is very disheartening that her worship is still in captivity seven months after she was kidnapped. We are all traumatised by her abduction.
“We appeal to the security agencies not to relent in their efforts to rescue the chief magistrate. We equally appeal to the abductors to free her. She has suffered enough in their captivity.”
