FILE: Three times the FBI arrested ‘corrupt’ judges in US — just like the DSS

Just like the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested some judges for alleged corruption last Friday, a cursory check of possible instances shows that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — the United States equivalent of the DSS — has a history of acting in like manner.

The DSS raided the homes of some judges across country, claiming it recovered huge wads from them. The secret police arrested some of them.

A debate now rages over the propriety of their action.

But here are three instances from the world’s greatest democracy.

On January 31, 2013, the FBI arrested nine judges for “conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, perjury, making false statements to the FBI, and aiding and abetting”.

On November 4, 2015, the agency arrested a superior North Carolina court judge for bribery and corruption.

Also, on May 30, 2014, it arrested a superior Puerto Rico court judge for bribery.

Some of the judges the DSS arrested are Adeniyi Ademola and Nnamdi Dimgba (federal high court), and Slyvester Ngwuta and John Okoro (supreme court).

Ademola is the judge handling the trial of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), who is being prosecuted by the DSS for alleged illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.

The judge has been critical of the DSS owing its refusal to release Dasuki after he had granted him bail.

Dimgba has also criticised the DSS for its high-handedness.

The DSS claims it is on a mission to sanitise the judiciary.

Jibril659:
No room for corrupt judges

tinsel:
Where they arrested with there doors pulled down, relations maltreated and the entire neighborhood surrounded with hundreds of policemen by 1.00am? You are really working very hard to justify this gestapo style of arrest.

bettercreature:
Nigerian youth are clueless reason most of them will never find a job
You guys should be happy I am not the president,would have create a law to allow law enforcement to kill corrupt officials at sight

tinsel:
Where they arrested with there doors pulled down, relations maltreated and the entire neighborhood surrounded with hundreds of policemen by 1.00am? You are really working very hard to justify this gestapo style of arrest.

bettercreature:
Nigerian youth are clueless reason most of them will never find a job
You guys should be happy I am not the president,would have create a law to allow law enforcement to kill corrupt officials at sight

lustychima:
I pity those who jump on every thread to call buhari a dictator when d man is actually on a cleansing mission

Politicians care about the next election but leaders care abt the next generation»»»»»[lustychima]

Buhari is a leader


Wailers should wail to high heavens

tinsel:
Where they arrested with there doors pulled down, relations maltreated and the entire neighborhood surrounded with hundreds of policemen by 1.00am? You are really working very hard to justify this gestapo style of arrest.

bettercreature:
Africa will never develop without the use of force,black men are next to animal.Take south Africa for example they are going backward every year ever since their independent in 1991,USA in 1850 is better than Nigeria in 2006

lustychima:
now answer this

If a man beat up his wife by 12 mid night, and d police is called upon, won't the police arrest the man irrespective of the time?

Coz I hav seen my neighbour arrested by wee hours of the morning and also beating up as he was being dragged to d station

I believe the DSS came @ the time all and sundry will b ahome

Let our hatred not cloud our sense of judgment

MadamExcellency:

A lawyer in USA or Britain is not automatically qualified to practice law in Nigeria - Fact.

Nigeria has her laws and constitution and as such we apply it accordingly.

There are no better custodian of Nigerian constitution and laws than the NBA hence the six living past and present NBA Presidents are saying that the DSS acted unconstitutionally against its statutory and constitutional responsibilities.

The Executive is just one arm of the government in a democracy and doesn't make it own laws.

Are you getting the crux of the matter and the direction of the debate?

tinsel:

Nobody is hating anybody here. The manner and way of arrest is simply ugly.

EazyMoh:
Ngene don't mind wailers, all they can do is wail Baba no dey look face.
It's hilarious how theses shameless wailers cum democracy advocates keep crying around.

raker300:
Op stop lying.

The FBI had a sting operation to catch the judge red handed with a fake trail.

...the judges proceeded to be "escorted out"

No word on them raiding their home with sledgehammers without warrants based on trumped up charges

lustychima:
I pity those who jump on every thread to call buhari a dictator when d man is actually on a cleansing mission

Politicians care about the next election but leaders care abt the next generation»»»»»[lustychima]

Buhari is a leader


Wailers should wail to high heavens

raker300:
the op is getting paid to support Buhari...if you're not getting paid for this, my friend you're duped