Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN) on Tuesday, shut down the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, and other courts in Lagos State as its commenced an indefinite strike.
The court was shut against judges, magistrates and litigants in compliance with the directive of the national secretariat of the JUSUN.
Part of their demands is judicial autonomy, which led to JUSUN declaring an indefinite nationwide strike on Thursday.
Recall that on March 13, 2021, the union held a national executive meeting, where its issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government to meets it demands.
Meanwhile, the union in circular dated April 1, 2021 told its members to shut down courts across the country from Tuesday, April 6.
“Therefore, as a result of the public holiday on April 5, 2021, the strike action has been postponed to Tuesday, April 6, 2021. You are directed to shut down courts/departments in your states until further notice from the National Secretariat of JUSUN in Abuja,” the circular issued by the General Secretary of JUSUN, Isaiah Adetola, partly read.