Nigeria, April 29 -- The Awka Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has vowed to ensure justice for a lawyer, Charles Ifeanyi, who was assaulted by officials of a task force known as Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA), otherwise known as OCHA Brigade.

OCHA Brigade is a state-run task force in the south-eastern state that ensures a clean environment in the state.

Officials of the agency usually clear illegal structures and confiscate goods obstructing roads, particularly around markets.

Mr Ifeanyi was said to have been assaulted by the task force officials on 20 January at a plaza in Eke-Awka Market in Awka, the Anambra State capital, after he allegedly interfered with their enforcement exercise.

The lawyer was reportedl...