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Minister Of Justice Supports Arrest Of Judges; Gives DETAILED Reasons by MxtaMichealz(m): 7:51pm On Oct 11, 2016 |
Mr. Abubakar Malami who is the
minister of justice and the attorney-
general of the federation has shown
his support for the raid and arrest of
some judges by operatives of the
Department of State Service (DSS)
insisting that “no one is or should be
above the law.”
The raid was carried out in the early
hours of Saturday, October 8 in some
parts of the country leading to the
arrest of Justices Inyang Okoro and
Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme
Court, 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. |
Re: Minister Of Justice Supports Arrest Of Judges; Gives DETAILED Reasons by MxtaMichealz(m): 7:52pm On Oct 11, 2016 |
Although they were subsequently
granted bail and relased, their arrest
caused reaction from some Nigerians
with the Peoples Democratic Party
describing President Muhammadu
Buhari as a dictator.
Vanguard reports that the minister of
justice spoke when he inaugurated the
Expert Review Committee on
implementation of the United Nations
Convention Against Corruption
(UNCAC).
He 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.
Abubakar Malami has justified the
arrest of the judges by DSS
“Neither the judiciary or the executive
will be exempted from investigation.”
Malami promised that the President
Buhari administration would make
sure that recovered loot is put to good
use.
“No doubt, the extant review focusing
on Chapter II and V of UNCAC relating
to preventive measures against
corruption in public and private
sectors and assets recovery, is both
necessary and timely at this time of
the annals of country when endemic
can systemic corruption has created a
great disconnect between our nation’s
wealth and the quality of life of
ordinary citizens.
“As we are all aware, Nigeria is a
state-party to UNCAC which is the first
global legally binding international
anti-corruption instrument. |
Re: Minister Of Justice Supports Arrest Of Judges; Gives DETAILED Reasons by MxtaMichealz(m): 7:53pm On Oct 11, 2016 |
“Fortunately, the objectives of UNCAC
is in absolute synergy and harmony
with one of the cardinal objectives of
the current administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari, which
is to fight corruption in all its ramified
manifestations including adopting
effective preventive measured
against corruption, recovery of stolen
assets and putting in place systems
and processes to profitably manage
the stolen but recovered assets.
“It is thus necessary that members if
this Committee understands the
important task of nation-building
which is about to be committed into
their hands.
“Your contributions will no doubt
translate into massive political
goodwill and will snowball into
successes in place setting as it relates
to the fight against corruption.
“Let me emphasise that the guiding
principles of the review is non-
adversarial, non-punitive and not
aimed at ranking state parties”.
Meanwhile, the African Bar
Association expressed shock over the
arrests of judges in Nigeria by the
Department of State Security.
AFBA president, Hannibal Uwaifo, said
that the action of the DSS was a
violation of the principles of the rule
of law and tenets of separation of
power.
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Nobody should be above the law. There should be no untouchables in the Judiciary system if there must be checks and balance with the system. |
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