Nigeria, June 14 -- The Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) have called for stronger and faster disciplinary action against lawyers.

They also raised concerns over delays in handling complaints and inconsistencies in sanctions, according to a statement by Babafemi Badejo, a professor and chairperson of the NBA Anti-Corruption Committee.

Both bodies made the call when the NBA Anti-Corruption Committee delegation led by Mr Badejo paid a courtesy visit to the LPDC chairperson, Ishaq Usman Bello, a retired judge and former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, in Abuja on Wednesday.

Mr Badejo was accompanied by Aisha Abdu, chairperson of the Kaduna branch of t...