The Presidency on Sunday night maintained that the arrest of some justices and judges across the country by the Department of State Security (DSS) was an attack on corruption and not on judiciary.
DSS at the weekend had recovered N93.5 million, $530,087 and £25,970 from three of the justices and judges in its custody.
There was public outrage against the method adopted by the DSS as many viewed the move as anti-democracy.
But the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said that the President reserves his highest respect for the institution of the judiciary as the third arm of government.
To this end, he said that the President will not do anything to undermine the judiciary’s independence.
According to him, President Buhari remained a committed democrat in words and in actions and will not take any action in violation of the constitution.
The statement reads in parts: “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.”
He said that 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, he said, is to breach the interest of the state.

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If we are to win this war against Corruption,no arm of the Government should be spared.Our greatest setback in the fight against corruption has been the Judiciary,where Justice is being sold to the higgest bidder.
If it takes a dictatorial style to put these judges to check, I support it.
The masses should rally round and fight for the real injustice whereby a poor man is being lynched for stealing a pack of sugar while those who stole in billions are being shielded,given a pat on the back and let off he hook by corrupt Judges.
They have always believed they can't be challenged,hence making them comfortable and head deep in corruption water.
Anyone of them found guilty should be presented with watertight evidence and charged to a competent court,this will make others to know it's no more business as usual for them.
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Any sting operation against corrupt personalities is a good step in a right direction.

The presidency should not be buckled or bottled up by the cheap blackmail making the rounds to give up their mandate/mission to rid the country of every corrupt elements as long as it is within their executive powers.

But come to think of it,is it not foolhardy to assume that the presidency have not taken wider consultations' before granting the DSS the order to embark on a high level operation of this magnitude that will be scrutinized by public perception and most importantly the eyes of the law?
We need more of this as it will act as a deterrent to those vandals in the temple of justice and a strong message to others who might want to indulge.

Don't worry, when they will impeach the president it will be fight against incompetence and not the presidency or the executive.

Wish this energy is channeled to fight against recession

It is obvious that we need Buhari till 2023 in this country. The reason certain region don't like him is becoming clearer everyday.

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Wish this energy is channeled to fight against recession

A fight against corruption is a fight against recession anyday.