In a nationwide crackdown, the Federal Government last night began rounding up judges suspected to have aided and abetted corruption in over the years.

But, the arrest of the judges, which was carried out by operatives from the Department of Security Services, was in relation to those who allegedly took huge cash to pervert the cause of Justice before, during and after the 2015 general elections.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that among those taken into custody last night were two Supreme Court justices, who allegedly played ignoble but crucial roles in subverting judgement in favour of one of the two leading political parties in Akwa Ibom State and another state in the South East.

Three judges from Sokoto, Bauchi and Kano were also taken into custody for allegedly collecting bribes, according to a top source involved in the operation.
Similarly, a popular Federal High Court judge in Abuja from the South West and another who recently countered his colleague’s judgement relating to the ongoing PDP crisis, was also picked up.

Also taken into custody last night, were some suspected fraudulent court registrars, believed to have aided and abetted the sale of justice.

Another federal high court judge, who lives in Apo area of Abuja, had his house surrounded by DSS operatives as at the time of going to press but the secret police could not break in. The judge who recently freed a retired Air Force officer accused of taking bribes running into billions of Naira, was scared and was calling for help, not knowing why he was surrounded by armed security men.

A top Federal Ministry of Justice official said last night: “The Federal Government has commenced the arrest and detention of some corrupt judges as part of its effort to cleanse the judiciary.

“This exercise has just begun and will continue until the bad eggs are flushed out to give the country a new lease of life.

” The operation may not be concluded tonight but I can assure you that we will carry it to a logical conclusion in the overall interest of the nation,” the official said .

divinehand2003:
I need a system that is upright like this. Good one. At least some sense of responsibility will be instilled in all these judges that spill out crazy judgments because of fraudulent activities that used to go undetected.

sekundosekundo:


My dear stop deceiving yourself. These are Judges that their judgments did not favour Buhari.

divinehand2003:


And the dollars in their numerous accounts, both home and abroad are beyond all they could ever get in their life time without any other known source of income.
Abi judges too dey do money rituals?
I beg they should go and answer for themselves joor. Corruption must be thrown out of Nigeria by force.

TonyeBarcanista:
The arrest is simply ethnically motivated to give the Fulani nominee the seat of CJN using fictitious indictment to disqualify the SS Justice.

EternalTruths:


[s]Good Morning

When you were supporting Buhari against your brother, didn't we warn you. After you have damaged the reputation of your brother for this ethnic ediot, you are now seeing the light

In Yoruba language= Ekaro[/s]

TPAND:
Our democracy is in a mess. This can never happen in a sane cline. The Legislative arm should call Buhari to order or impeach him.
Judgement is based on the evidences and petitions put forward by both the persecution and defense counsel.

Buhari needs to stop bastardizing our constitutional democracy. This is the height. Nigeria & rians Wake up! This is getting out of hand, Buhari is imposing as autocratic leader on us. This has to stop

TonyeBarcanista:

Jonathan LOST an election, we Ijaws have got over it. Some of us(late campaigners) of his reelection lost lost of friends but it is politics. You (and your kind) are too bitter and bigoted to move ahead.

Is Jonathan not an Ijaw man? Why has Ijaw moved on and some of you people refused to? kilode!



keep your Good Morning for Kanu

TonyeBarcanista:
The arrest is simply ethnically motivated to give the Fulani nominee the seat of CJN using fictitious indictment to disqualify the SS Justice.

EternalTruths:



I forgot that Niger Delta Avengers are Ijaws.


Guy wake up

We won't forget how you betrayed your Ijaw people in order to get a position in the government of Buhari.


We still have your records and won't forget even if you apologize because you did it then out of greed.


We will keep reminding you of how your earlier campaign against Jonathan, ushered in this ethnic bigot as President


Good Morning