ABUJA – The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Saturay, said he was yet to get a formal complaint from the Department of State Service, DSS, regarding the seven superior court judges it arrested between October 7 and 8.

Among the judges whose homes were raided by operatives of the DSS included two Justices of the Supreme Court, Sylvester Ngwuta and Iyang Okoro.

Other judges affected by the said “sting operation”, included 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.

Although about 21 judges are currently under the radar of the DSS, so far, only 15 of them have been hauled in for interrogation.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, is equally investigating some judges involved in alleged dubious transactions.

Meanwhile, the CJN, in a statement he issued on Saturday, maintained that the misunderstanding was between the NJC which was established by the Constitution, and the DSS which he said belongs to the presidency.

The statement which was signed by Senior Special Assistant to the CJN, H. S. Sa’eed, read: “Under the powers provided by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria(as amended) and as the Head of the Third Arm of Government, the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman National Judicial Council, Honourable Justice Mahmud

“The Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria (Hon. CJN) is indeed deeply concerned by the rising antagonism over the recent arrest of our Judicial Officers and other issues pertaining thereto.

“Furthermore, it must be reiterated that the current misunderstanding is only between the National Judicial Council (NJC), which was established by the Constitution and the Directorate of the State Security (DSS), in the Presidency.

“Hence, we must emphasise that the Judiciary continues to maintain cordial relations with the other arms of government, that is, the Executive and the National Assembly.

“The Hon. CJN reiterates that the Nigerian Judiciary, as an Arm of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is not a party in this matter, nor is the Nigerian Judiciary on trial.

“On the call by President of the Nigerian Bar, A. B. Mahmoud, SAN, to suspend Judicial Officers whose residences were invaded and who were subsequently arrested and detained by the DSS, we believe that the call was unnecessary and hasty as the said Judicial Officers are still being investigated by the DSS.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/dss-yet-forward-complaint-seven-arrested-judges-cjn/

Oga CJN, save your breath, the intention was to divert our attention and not a real case.

We are waiting for the next episode of the soap opera called Nigerian government.

CJN.. Be patient.

They are compiling the complaints.

You know they need public suggestions of their sins because they are running out of propaganda/fabrications stock.

DesChyko:
CJN.. Be patient.

They are compiling the complaints.

You know they need public suggestions of their sins because they are running out of propaganda/fabrications stock.

You mean they arrest people before seeking evidence? Why a country

Do they even have complaint at all?

All the want is to turn all judges to okon abang.

vanbonattel:


You mean they arrest people before seeking evidence? Why a country

Yeah. What a country.
If they had a waterproof case, what stops them from hitting once and hard?

Their modus operandi is.. Make a loud noise over the arrests.. Flood the media with accusations.. Take the accused to court.. Make their case with silly evidences and witnesses.. Incite the masses more with crazy info via the hungry media.. End up with zero conviction.

DesChyko:


Yeah. What a country.
If they had a waterproof case, what stops them from hitting once and hard?

Their modus operandi is.. Make a loud noise over the arrests.. Flood the media with accusations.. Take the accused to court.. Make their case with silly evidences and witnesses.. Incite the masses more with crazy info via the hungry media.. End up with zero conviction.

Nnamdi Kanu is a watermark case, we are watching as all rules gets broken.

We are keeping the records

vanbonattel:


Nnamdi Kanu is a watermark case, we are watching as all rules gets broken.

We are keeping the records

Dasuki's case is also another watermark. It's been hell in this zoo called Nigeria where police stops and search even your wallet, arrest you for carrying a laptop, only God will save you if you have a naija porn video in your phone, international Mastercards in your possession automatically makes you a yahoo boy. Meanwhile some people used over 270million to clear grass. God will answer our prayers soon.

Ok, no rush

Dear guys, hold your ears and listen. Never you, I repeat NEVER YOU collect cucumber from single ladies.
Okay bye...

Today is my bornday
How many likes for me

Hmm

someone should help tell buhari that we are suffering and people are dying daily.

where are the recovered loots

I will take this government serious wen #1 = 1$

Ok

Listen all Nigerians.

It is high time Nigerians from all walks of life formed their preferred National Councils.

Irrespective of what we do, we must belong to a Council.

There must be a:

National Kidnappers Council.

National Armed Robbers Council.

National Drug Dealers Council.

National Terrorists Council.

National Pipeline Council.

National Ritualist Council.

National Unemployed Citizens Council.

National Prostitutes Council.

National Igbo Council.

National Yoruba Council.

National Hausa Council.

National Everybody Council.

Law Enforcement agents should BY NO MEANS attempt to investigate or prosecute ANY MEMBER of these Councils without recourse to the Council itself!! We have equal rights as citizens of this country under the constitution!!

They don't have anything against them so they are just playing around.


DSS wanted to intimidate the judges but they will lose

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Saturay, said he was yet to get a formal complaint from the Department of State Service, DSS, regarding the seven superior court judges it arrested between October 7 and 8.

Only in Nigeria you can see this happen

maybe he is a suspect also

Keep covering for them CJN, your own day is coming, I'm sure you have skeleton in your cupboard

Check my signature

The zoological republic of Nigeria
A place where gorillas run the affairs of......
A hopeless entity

No evidence submitted to the right channels, but they have been making noise in media deceiving gullible nigerians

vanbonattel:


Nnamdi Kanu is a watermark case, we are watching as all rules gets broken.

We are keeping the records

international community ar watching dis govt'a activities in judiciary with EAGLE EYE. watch n see how dis impunity against judiciary n rule of law, especially Nnamdi Kanu's case will come back to haunt buari's govt.

So all they did was On media Arrest..

The sooner we realise these people are trying to deceive 'Themselves' the better for us.. We have to unseat these People Be it PDP or APC..

Come to think of it.. Who in this very Administration has not Served Nigeria in any way in the Last 16yrs? Answer that yourself..

Generalmac:
Dear guys, hold your ears and listen. Never you, I repeat NEVER YOU collect cucumber from single ladies.
Okay bye...

wat does cucumber has to do with buari's impunity against judiciary

May God bless Nigeria and bless her with the leadership style/structure and leaders she needs to be what she ought to.

sanpipita:
No evidence submitted to the right channels, but they have been making noise in media deceiving gullible nigerians

they ar yet to even charge d arrested judges to court. wat a daura govt.

drss2:
they ar yet to even charge d arrested judges to court. wat a daura govt.

They just want to demonize the judiciary, its not hard to see their gameplan.

Does DSS forward complaint to NJC or its the other way round. DSS job is to investigate and prosecute. NJC already have those petitions some since as far back as 2011. Makes no sense waiting for DSS to forward another complaint.