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President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by serikiYCU(m): 11:55pm On Oct 09, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has made his first official reaction to the arrest of seven senior judges between Friday night and Saturday morning.


Mr. Buhari said the raids on the judges' residence by the State Security Service, SSS, was an assault on corruption and not on the judiciary.

Seven judges, including two of the Supreme Court, were arrested in the raids, condemned by lawyers and rights groups, and are expected to be charged to court from tomorrow.

The president in a statement by his media adviser, Garba Shehu, described the raids as ‘surgical’ saying due process was followed in the arrests.

“The Presidency has received assurances from the DSS that all due processes of the law, including the possession of search and arrest warrants, were obtained before the searches,” he said.

Read Mr. Shehu’s full statement below:

The Presidency assures that the President reserves his highest respect for the institution of the judiciary as the third arm of government.

To this end, the President will not do anything to undermine its independence.

President Buhari remains a committed democrat, in words and in his actions, and will not take any action in violation of the constitution.

The recent surgical operation against some judicial officers is specifically targeted at corruption and not at the judiciary as an institution.

In a robust democracy such as ours, there is bound to be a plurality of opinions on any given issue, but there is a convergence of views that the country has a corruption problem that needs to be corrected.

But reports by a section of the media are giving us cause for concern.

In undertaking the task of reporting, the media should be careful about the fault lines they open. It is wrong to present this incident as a confrontation between the executive and judicial arms of government.

The Presidency has received assurances from the DSS that all due processes of the law, including the possession of search and arrest warrants, were obtained before the searches.

To suggest that the government is acting outside the law in a dictatorial manner is to breach the interest of the state.

https://secure.saharareporters.com/2016/10/09/president-buhari-speaks-arrest-judges-says-corruption-not-judiciary-under-attack

Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by jiinxed: 11:58pm On Oct 09, 2016
Useless man.
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by babajero(m): 4:14am On Oct 10, 2016
Your impeachment is right at the corner.
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by socialmediaman: 4:17am On Oct 10, 2016
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by Vatsyayana: 4:24am On Oct 10, 2016
Mr President, Nigerians and the global community have given you a marching order to stamp out corruption. You're doing it and you must not falter at the face of resistance. No matter whose horse is gods finish them all insha Allah!!!
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by chriskosherbal(m): 4:26am On Oct 10, 2016
Hmmmm
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by Blue3k(m): 4:34am On Oct 10, 2016
He better land a conviction with all the drama he's doing.
The main issue I read from his critics is. Does DSS have proper jurisdiction to do this(debatable)? We're there warrants before searching (I think so)? Is the money there really that suspicious? If they explain it does Buhari's case fall on its face?

Hopefully he doesn't embarrass himself again like with forgery case. If this one fails. He'll be lambasted on nairaland and his supporters won't hear end of it.
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by Boleyndynasty2(f): 4:37am On Oct 10, 2016
No one is stopping you from your acclaimed corruption fight but be civil about it. Don't go against the laws, act like a father.
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by EnEnPeecee: 4:58am On Oct 10, 2016
Over 100 men of the DSS raided just two judges in the wee hour of the night- tearing down building with sledge hammer and beating up occupants in a commando style as if the are searching for Lawrence Anini and sheik Abubakar Shekau .

100 DSS can agree in a very large personnel operation to hit on a minute judge yet they could not go in THESAME number to storm Sambisa and free the Chibok girls.

With this rejoinder from the presidency, it is a proof that Buhari was the orchestra of this madness. I believe the NASS are still awake and alive to their responsibilities of checking this TYRANT before he becomes too powerfu.
Re: President Buhari Speaks On Arrest Of Judges; Says Corruption, Not Judiciary Unde by Mynd44: 5:07am On Oct 10, 2016

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