According to SaharaReporters a full list of all the Nigerian judges has being obtain facing a nationwide clampdown by the Department of State Security (DSS).
The list, which includes two of the Supreme Court Justices who have already been arrested, includes three Justices of the Court of Appeal, seven Federal High Court justices and four state High Court judges in Kano, Gombe, and Kaduna states.
The document, which formed the basis for the clampdown on the judges, contains a brief explanation as to why the cleansing of the judiciary should commence with the listed judges. "Pursuant to the current administration's drive to fight corruption at all levels, and following public revulsion at some section of the judiciary on acts bordering on dishonesty, corruption, and abuse of judicial process, a profile of some senior judicial officers alleged to be involved in corrupt practices has been compiled", the reported prepared by the DSS stated.
The document explains in realistic detail how Supreme Court judges were traded off amid the decision request of decision identifying with Governor Nysom Wike of Rivers state.
Albeit just two judges of the Supreme Court have so far been captured by the DSS, the reports named a full board of Supreme Court judges that sat to choose the Rivers state decision case.
The report expressed that the Supreme Court judgment which gave Governor Wike triumph against the Court of Appeal decision which had switched Governor Wike race was conveyed on January 27th, 2016 and the full judgment encourage conveyed on February twelfth, 2016 by a board that was driven by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Muhammad Mahmud.
Other board individuals named included Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, Kumai Byang Akaahs, Kudirat Motonmori Olatokumbo kekere-kun, John Inyang Okoro and Amiru Sanusi. Equity Kekere-Ekun conveyed a consistent choice approving Wike's race.
The report uncovers that the CJN constituted the board on the very day of the judgment trying to disappoint those holding up to incite individuals from the board.
It likewise uncovers that in spite of the system embraced by the Chief Justice, the board got financial incitement through Justice Mary Odili who, despite the fact that an individual from the Court, was not on the board.
Equity Odili, as per the private report, got to be emotional and allegedly sobbed before her partners on the board, saying that if Wike were not returned as representative, she would rashly turn into a dowager as her significant other, Peter Odili is a previous legislative leader of the state, and Wike's back up parent would show some kindness assault.
Senator Wike has freely recognized the part of the Odilis in reestablishing his command as representative. Amid a thanksgiving to stamp his triumph, he said that had the decision been invalidated, he would not have re-challenged, asserting he was close showing at least a bit of kindness assault as his circulatory strain was rising.
The report acquired by SaharaReporters does not say how much each of the Supreme Court judges got. It states that the same sum had been offered to the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who rejected it, saying she expected that everyone's eyes would be on her.
Dr. Odili on Tuesday took out a N6billion claim against APC competitor Dakuku for his announcement concerning Wike's acclaim of his part in getting him a good legitimate decision.
SOURCE:SAHARAREPORTERS
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