The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) may be spoiling for war
over the arrest of some three judges across the country at the weekend, describing
it as unconstitutional since the country is not under military rule, reports
ITRealms.
NBA also warned it will do everything possible to maintain
sanctity of judiciary and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the
Department of State Security (DSS) to order and for them to immediately release
the judges arrest in a few in the early hours of Saturday.
The NBA President, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, ITRealms gathered made this calls while addressing the media, on Saturday, noting that
even within the judiciary, there are processes of handling such issues as
corruption and indiscipline and not the duty of DSS.
Mahmoud, who was accompanied by some senior members of the
bar at the press conference, included past presidents of NBA, and comprised Chief
Wole Olanipekun SAN, Olisa Agbakoba SAN, JB Daudu SAN, Others are former
Secretary, Dele Adesina SAN, Kemi Pinheirro SAN, Kanyinsola Ajayi SAN, Yusuf
Ali SAN, Monday Ubani, and others.
Mahmoud confirmed that several judges including justices of
the Supreme Court Okoro and Nkwocha were arrested by men of DSS between Friday
and Saturday.
He said that the information reaching his office, the raid
still continued and that those arrested have been moved to Abuja.
NBA insisted that President caution the security agencies by
directing them aright with the release of those judges without further delays
or strings attached.
The NBA, he said, will go to any length to protect the
sanctity of the judiciary.
"There will be grave consequences if the judges are not
released immediately,” he said.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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