*Only notified candidates will be admitted to the venue

*Family members, others advised to stay off

Following the threat of terrorists attack, the Nigerian Law School (NLS) has moved the venue of its Call to Bar ceremony from the school’s headquarters in Bwari tother  Airport Road, Abuja.

The Director-General of the NLS, Prof. Hayatu Isa Ciroma, has confirmed the new venue as the Secretariat of the Body of Benchers behind the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja.

“The Director-General has directed to notify candidates of the change of the Call to the Bar venue from the Nigerian Law School Bwari to the Body of Benchers Secretariat along the Airport Road, Abuja by 1pm tomorrow 27th July, 2022,” he wrote in a tweet.

The organisers advised friends and family members of candidates to stay away from the venue as only the candidates would be cleared to enter.

The Body of Benchers in August 2021 called to the bar a total of 4,350 new lawyers.

Although the reason for the change of venue was not given, it may not be unconnected to the heightened insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).