Arrest of Some Judges.

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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA – The Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, Tuesday,
justified the arrest and detention of judges by operatives
of the Department of State Service, DSS, saying “no one
is or should be above the law”.
Malami, who had on Monday, shunned a valedictory court
session the Supreme Court held in honour of one of its
retired Justices, Suleiman Galadima, broke his silence on
the matter after he inaugurated an Expert Review
Committee on implementation of the United Nations
Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
Asked about his view on the raid and subsequent arrest
of seven superior court Judges, including two Justices of
the Supreme Court, Malami said: “Was there an allegation
of crime? Was there relevant provision of criminal
procedure responsible for investigation?
“Is there an allegation of corruption? If there is, no body,
no matter how highly placed will be spared.
“The right to investigate has not been taken away from
the constitution. The allegation boarders on criminality
and no one is or should be above the law.
“Neither the judiciary or the executive will be exempted
from investigation”, the AGF stated.
It will be recalled that operatives of the DSS had within the
weekend, clamped down on seven judges accused of
complicity in acts of corruption.
Aside Justices Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta, both
of the Supreme Court, other judges arrested and detained
by the DSS were Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High
Court Abuja, Kabir Auta of the Kano High Court, Muazu
Pindiga of Gombe High Court, Mohammed Tsamiya of
the Court of Appeal in Ilorin, and the Chief Judge of Enugu
State, I. A. Umezulike.

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