The National Judicial Council on Thursday asked
the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba,
to “take over” the investigation on the attack on
judges in Ekiti State and ensure that the culprits
were brought to justice.
The NJC at its emergency meeting presided over
by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Aloma Mukhtar,
who is also the chairman of the council, also
asked Abba to provide adequate protection for
the judges in the state.
A statement by the council’s Acting Director of
Information Unit, Mr. Soji Oye, said the council
condemned in strong terms the attacks on the
court on September 22 and 25, 2014.
The NJC’s emergency meeting on Thursday
followed the petition by the Chief Judge of Ekiti
State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, to both the NJC
and the Commissioner of Police in the state,
alleging that the state’s Governor-elect, Mr.
Ayodele Fayose, was the one who led the thugs
that attacked the court.
Oye said in a statement that the various
petitions by the Justice Daramola and others
were looked into.
He stated, “Following the recent unfortunate and
worrisome incidents in Ekiti State Judiciary,
particularly in the High Court Complex, Ado-Ekiti,
the National Judicial Council held an Emergency
Meeting on October 2, 2014, under the
Chairmanship of Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam
Mukhtar (GCON) and considered the various
complaints and petitions forwarded to it.
“At the end of the meeting, Council decided as
follows: In very strong terms condemned the
attacks on the Judiciary and Judicial Officers in
general across the country and in particular, the
one carried out in High Court Complex, Ado-Ekiti,
on September 22 and 25, 2014.
“Requested the Inspector-General of Police to
take over and investigate the alleged attacks on
Hon. Justices John Adeyeye and Isaac Olusegun
Ogunyemi, some members of staff of the court
and vandalisation of property of the High Court
of Justice, Ado-Ekiti and bring the culprits to
justice.
“Requested the Inspector-General of Police to, as
a matter of urgency, provide adequate security
for judicial officers and the Judiciary in Ekiti
State. All petitions forwarded by all parties to
the council on the matter are being looked into.”
Meanwhile, human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi
Falana (SAN), has commended the NJC’s
intervention, but asked the Nigerian Bar
Association to do more than condemning the
incident by applying for fiat to prosecute the
culprits. www.punchng.com/news/prosecute-ekiti-court-attackers-njc-tells-ig/

That is d last thing 2 do. Those dat attacked court has d backing of fg and u want fg 2 prosecute dem.

The target of the desperate Governor-elect is
nothing but how to clinch power at all cost,
even if worst is done to democratic
institutions. He is more interested in power
than be a decent democrat and trail blazer in
good governance.

Lawlessness is an indication of states of
anarchy, this maladministration of the pdp
can not be accepted in any civilised society,
this is leadership failure

Johnnyessence: The target of the desperate Governor-elect is
nothing but how to clinch power at all cost,
even if worst is done to democratic
institutions. He is more interested in power
than be a decent democrat and trail blazer in
good governance.

Betwee Fayose and Fayemi,I wonder who amongst them would be best described as desperate

Jilo83: That is d last thing 2 do. Those dat attacked court has d backing of fg and u want fg 2 prosecute dem.

You ve got proofs?

Johnnyessence: The target of the desperate Governor-elect is
nothing but how to clinch power at all cost,
even if worst is done to democratic
institutions. He is more interested in power
than be a decent democrat and trail blazer in
good governance.

a man who overwelmingly won an election which was conducted under a free and fair atmospohere cannot be said to be desperate. But a man who wants to remain in power after loosing an election is the desparate one here.