Various courts across the country have been shut down following an indefinite strike embarked upon by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) as from Tuesday.
Already, Judiciary workers have stormed the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos and driven workers out of the court premises.
The national leadership of JUSUN in a circular dated April 1, ordered the shutdown of various courts across the country as from Tuesday, April 6.
JUSUN had declared an indefinite nationwide strike to demand financial autonomy of the judiciary.
In the circular signed by JUSUN’s General Secretary, I. M. Adetola, it directed all states and zonal heads of the union to comply with the strike.
According to the union, it had at its last National Executive Meeting on March 13, 2021 in Abuja, issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government to implement the financial autonomy of the judiciary