The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it has launched an investigation into allegations that the Owerri branch mishandled a ₦100 million “gift” from the Imo State Government.
Multiple outlets report that NBA leadership has constituted a three-man panel following concerns raised by members of the Owerri branch. The probe focuses on how the money is received, managed and disbursed. One report frames the issue as a dispute over the branch chairman’s receipt and distribution of the funds, while another describes it as alleged mismanagement more broadly. Affected parties are not described further in the excerpts, and the reports do not state the outcome of the panel’s work.
In each account, the NBA presents the action as a formal step to examine alleged financial impropriety related to the government-linked donation to the Owerri branch, pending the panel’s findings.
