Court revokes FG’s search warrant after five-hour siege to Justice Odili’s Abuja home

A Chief Magistrates’ Court has revoked a search warrant granted to the Joint Panel Recovery unit of the Federal Ministry of Justice to search the home of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili.

The panel, which comprises the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Ministry of Justice, had obtained a search warrant from the magistrates’ court after a whistleblower, Aliyu Umar, claimed to have observed illegal activities going on at No. 9, Imo Street, Maitama, Abuja.

Umar’s affidavit dated October 13, 2021, read in part, “I have observed some illegal activities going on in those houses within Abuja are illegal and hereby report the said matter to the law enforcement agency.

“I hereby state that all information provided by me to the EFCC is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.”

In a second affidavit deposed to by a senior police officer, CSP Lawrence Ajodo, the panel applied to the chief magistrate in Abuja seeking a search warrant to search the house.

The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, subsequently approved the search warrant on October 29, 2021.

Armed with the search warrant, the police and other members of the panel stormed the house which turned out to be the home of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili, who is also the wife of former Governor Peter Odili of Rivers State.

She was said to have resisted the attempts by the policemen to search her house, insisting that the house belonged to her and not her husband.

A top source said, “EFCC operatives armed with a search warrant stormed Justice Odili’s home today, claiming to be investigating her husband. Justice Odili insisted that it was her personal house and not her husband’s.

“As I speak to you, the operatives are still there, insisting that they must search the house.”

But the EFCC Spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said, in a statement, that the commission had no hand in the matter and advised members of the public to disregard any news to the contrary.

The statement read in part, “The attention the EFCC has been drawn to claims in a section of the media that operatives of the commission today, October 29, 2021 stormed the Maitama, Abuja home of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, purportedly to execute a search.

“The commission, by this statement, wishes to inform the public that the report is false as it did not carry out any operation at the home of Justice Odili. If there was any such operation as claimed by the media, it was not carried out by the EFCC. The commission enjoins the public to discountenance the report.”

Amid the controversy, however, the chief magistrate issued an order on Friday night accusing the government of misleading the court.

The order read, “Upon misrepresentation to this honourable court that led to the issuance of a search warrant in favour of Joint Panel Recovery, Ministry of Justice, against House 9, Imo Street, Maitama, Abuja, dated October 29, 2021. In view of the above fact, the said search warrant is hereby revoked.”

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After subjecting the woman to physical and emotional trauma the same court that gave the search warrant is now withdrawing it. Banana republic

Fahdiga:
After subjecting the woman to physical and emotional trauma the same court that gave the search warrant is now withdrawing it. Banana republic

The officials mentioned should be sanctioned by three rank demotion.,...among other things for lying under oath....false misrepresentation... wasting taxpayers money

1. In a second affidavit deposed to by a senior police officer, CSP Lawrence Ajodo

Why won't everyone be running away from this country when the system is so useless and controlled by a few?

See confirm witch hunting.
If this attack wasn't resisted only God sabi wetin dem for plant for this people house.

Efcc denial dey vex me pass, whistle blowing no be dem dey handle such matters?

This is Nigeria, the land where our leader does not know the right thing to do

it

ole government,
terrorist government,
kidnapping government,
cow government,
lying government,
fulani government,
And more...

haconjy:
ole.

Bandit government you're right.... I am very proud of Justice Mary Odili

vedaxcool:
Wife of a Thief that became supreme court justice. Bigots who live less than a dollar a day are all speaking of trauma like their own lives are not traumatic enough.

Anyway there was a legitimate sear,ch warrant and it was executed partially until it seemed there was something ffishy.

I have always suspected.... your schizophrenic status

Very useless set of people.

As if they didnt know that it is odilis house.
What ever the motive was behind this attack I'm happy it was resisted.

Lawless country

Clowns

Zoo

Hmmm

This can only happen in Nigeria

Kangaroo court issuing kangaroo search warrant to kangaroo EFCC

Odiegwu

Fahdiga:
After subjecting the woman to physical and emotional trauma the same court that gave the search warrant is now withdrawing it. Banana republic

Because the court was probably misled. They won't have mentioned the name of the owner of the house before obtaining the search warrant.

Hmmm

Sometimes I feel like I will just die from pain. It pains me!!!

It pains me that Nigerians, not foreigners o, Nigerians!!!! are the ones using their hands to scatter this country.

Is it until we all start killing ourselves like dogs on the street before the compound fools in power realize that the country is going, or has almost gone to the dogs?

It pains me!

Amid the controversy, however, the chief magistrate issued an order on Friday night accusing the government of misleading the court.

The order read, “Upon misrepresentation to this honourable court that led to the issuance of a search warrant in favour of Joint Panel Recovery, Ministry of Justice, against House 9, Imo Street, Maitama, Abuja, dated October 29, 2021. In view of the above fact, the said search warrant is hereby revoked.”

Failed attempt at damage control.

EFCC not aware of the raid but her officials follow raid

Police kept mum about the raid

Who is d fake whistleblower Aliyu Umar? And what was the name of the illegal activity he suspected? Can Buhari's house be searched on mere allegation of suspected illegal activities? Or is it only the Executive that enjoys perpetual immunity? Why invade her house at night and not daytime?

Cowardly Quota system Magistrate used by the cabal to attack a Supreme Court Justice bc of VAT war.

Malami and APC will put you in trouble soon. I hope NJC will derobe the coward.

Nonsense and Buhari

Umar’s affidavit dated October 13, 2021, read in part, “I have observed some illegal activities going on in those houses within Abuja are illegal and hereby report the said matter to the law enforcement agency


Aliyu Umar said that he observed “illegal activities “ going on in those houses….

Please, what’s the definition or meaning of illegal activities here?

Nigeria is finished. This is the second in command to the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Chief Justice of the Federation while criminals roam freely in the country.

We dey wait.. The government already denied what cctv captured

Praxtech:

The officials mentioned should be sanctioned by three rank demotion

1. In a second affidavit deposed to by a senior police officer, CSP Lawrence Ajodo

I know it must be a southerner that did that to his fellow southerner

gwinaB:


Because the court was probably misled. They won't have mentioned the name of the owner of the house before obtaining the search warrant.

Might be true

Abused of power

Wife of a Thief that became supreme court justice. Bigots who live less than a dollar a day are all speaking of trauma like their own lives are not traumatic enough.

Anyway there was a legitimate search warrant and it was executed partially until it seemed there was something ffishy.

Aliyu Umar... the name is marked.

The stupid Fulani man did not see illegal dealings going on at the Chief Justice house or the house of other northern judges, it is the house of Justice Mary Odili that he saw illegal activities going on.

And as is usual with the Fulani led FG, they are following it up with the speed of light.

But the FG is following due process before declaring bandits as terrorists.

Vulture grillers and brainless zombies will still defend their slave masters.

Ndi ala!

Bunch of fools

Banana republic banana republic bananas republic