A survey by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences has found that an estimated N9.4bn bribes exchanged hands in the judicial sector between 2018 and 2020.

The report said the level of corruption in the justice sector was heightened by the “stupendously high amounts of money offered as bribes to judges by lawyers handling high electoral and political cases.”

The 84-page survey titled, ‘Nigeria Corruption Index: Report of a pilot survey 2020’, disclosed that the private sector ranked next to the judicial sector in corruption levels, noting that the graft in private business sector contributed greatly to the national level of corruption.

It explained that the methodology was experienced-based rather than perception-related questions of corruption, as measured from a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 representing “Absolutely not corrupt and 100 indicating “Absolutely Corrupt.”

Of the 901 respondents in the justice sector, 638 making 70.81 per cent were lawyers. Judges were 124 judges or 13.76 per cent, and 25 respondents at 2.77 per cent were court staff (clerks and registers).

The report stated that 9.9 per cent of lawyers admitted paying N5.7b bribes in connection to mostly electoral cases they were handling.

The survey added that about 78 of the 901 justice sector respondents reported experiencing offers or payment of bribes to influence the judicial process.

It stated, “The money involved in the high-level corruption in this sector was categorised into money demanded, offered or paid. Demands are made by court officials, including judges, while bribery offers and payment are made by lawyers and litigants.

“The total amount of money reported by the justice sector respondents as corruptly demanded, offered and paid between 2018 and 2020 was N9.457b.”

‌The report also found that 55.2 per cent of private businesses experienced diversion of public contract funds to personal use, adding 8 per cent of businesses reported paying government dues into private accounts.

It disclosed that the executive and legislative sectors had overall corruption scores of 42 and 41 respectively, noting that in monetary terms, the executive with a score of 33 had a higher level of corruption than the legislative sector which had a score of 27.

Source:
https://m.punchng.com/Featured/Lawyers-gave-N9.4bn-bribes-to-judges-in-three-years-ICPC

No wonder we are at this terrible state as a country. Justice is now for the highest bidder where common man can not get relief.
Judges now lobbiy to be appointed onto Election Tribunals.
If things are not quickly addressed,, what is left of the confidence that the common man has in the judiciary will disappear.

Yeah, we all knew how the supreme court governor emerged.

The baba of them all is Buhari vs Atiku, the amount their SANS charged as legal fees only God knows

Lifestone:
No wonder we are at this terrible state as a country. Justice is now for the highest bidder where common man can not get relief.
Judges now lobbiy to be appointed onto Election Tribunals.
If things are not quickly addressed,, what is left of the confidence that the common man has in the judiciary will disappear.

You are......

Hummmm... They have sold their conscience to the devil

As far as I'm concerned, It should be made a capital offence for judges to collect bribes! Somebody taking bribe to rule that what belongs to you is no more yours? Imagine that! Such judges, lawyers, judicial office workers involved in sundry bribery cases should be handed the death penalty, then be lined up not up to 30 minutes after sentencing at the bar beach or something and then shot! Do it for a year and watch the system sanitized beyond belief..

The Judiciary is very corrupt.

Any attempt to sanitize it they will be screaming Dictator Dictator.


A useless Judiciary in a Democratic Administration will render the admin useless too.

So what do dey want us to do with dis information? What is their job and dat of the EFCC..

how? This is more of a jolopy research. Did the judges remit the bribes somewhere? How did they know?

make una do una work as icpc now...

Imagine! A country whose Justice system is for the highest bidder is gone!

This is serious.

Say No to Bribes.

When the executive can remove a member of the judiciary at will, what else do you expect?

People have been clamoring for the independence of the judiciary but as far as Nigeria is concerned, the courts and the national assembly are under the executive.
That is why winning of cases is based on the highest bidder.

Lifestone:
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Judges now lobbiy to be appointed onto Election Tribunals.
If things are not quickly addressed,, what is left of the confidence that the common man has in the judiciary will disappear.

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Justices have been compromised, any attempt to cleanse it will face stiff resistance from the bar and benches.

Imagine

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corruption is in every sector of Nigeria even the so called EFCC and ICPC are very corrupt. To win a Court case in Nigeria you don't need a good lawyer, you only need enough cash to bribe the judges for example how the hell did Hope Uzodinma win that supreme Court case to be IMO state governor?

Too bad.


This only shows that the worst set of people in Nigeria are lawyers and Judges.

Lawyers are richer than judges?? Why are they bribing judges? This is completely wrong.

Nigeria is the land of injustice...

A useless country created by evil forces

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No wonder our Judiciary is a big mess (if this allegation is true).

what a shame,

C money

Before nko. Look at Uzor kalu, his appeal to the supreme court was heard within six months.If you think those fantastically corrupt justices were being efficient, you are most likely a beneficiary of the billions Icpc is talking about. The so- called justices abandon other criminal appeals before them, some for up to eleven years as lamented by a lawyer, to give "accelerated hearing" to the Uzor kalu's appeal, having taken a decision long before the abracadabra judgment. Election petition cases are where the most despicable corruption take place. All those crooks called SANs are worse than cultists and armed robbers of the south and bandits of the north.
POLITICIANS AND JUDGES AIDED BY SANs STEAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA.