The Nigerian Bar Association NBA has queried AliyuUmar (SAN), the prosecutor of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),Justice Walter Onnoghen in the ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct TribunalCCT for taking up the brief. The association accuses Umar of professional misconductfor accepting the brief. It says the senior lawyer’s action contravenes Rule15 jointly or severally of the Rules of professional conduct for legalpractitioners. The query is now generating bad blood in the Baralong North-South divide following an alleged secret move to de-robe and delistUmar as a lawyer because the NBA demanded a copy of his Call to BarCertificate. Some lawyers from the North are threatening to fightback on Umar’s behalf. The SAN himself has fired back at the NBA leadership The NBA, in the February 12, 2019 querysigned by its General Secretary, Gunu Taidi, directed Umar to respond to theallegation of professional misconduct against him.