Adeniyi Ademola, a judge of the federal high court
Abuja, says he was arrested by the Department of
State Services (DSS) because he granted Sambo
Dasuki bail and freed Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) leader.
Last weekend, some judges’ homes were raided
by the DSS on allegations of corruption.
But in a letter dated October 11, addressed to
Mahmoud Mohammed, chief justice of Nigeria
(CJN), Ademola said he was held for over 24
hours before he was told the reason why he was
brought to the DSS office.
“…Upon signing the document, they told me that I
am under arrest and ordered me with guns still
pointed at me to move outside. As I was going,
they told me they were taking me to their office,
Department of State Services (DSS) office,
without showing any warrant of arrest,” the letter
read.
“I obeyed them and about six o’clock in the
morning, I was whisked away from my residence
to the DSS office without any warrant of arrest or
reason for my arrest.
“From the time of my arrival at the DSS office, at
about 6:45am on 8/10/2016, I was not told what
my crime was for over 24 hours till the evening of
9/10/2016.“A DSS officially finally informed me that the
search of my arrest were based on these three
allegations; petition of Hon. Jenkins Duvie dated
4th of April 2016 to the National Judicial Council
(NJC); granting bail to Col. Sambo Dasuki and
the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu; and
using my office to secure my wife’s appointment
as the head of civil service state through Senator
Bola Tinubu.”
Ademola said he saw his arrest as revenge from
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the
federation (AGF), whose arrest and detention he
ordered over a professional misconduct while he
was judge in Kano between 2004 and 2008.
“What is more intriguing in this whole episode, is
that I see it as a vendetta/revenge from the Hon.
attorney general of the federation, Abubakar
Malami, whilst I was in Kano between 2004 and
2007 as a federal high court judge was involved in
a professional misconduct necessitating his arrest
and detention by my order,” he said.
“However, with the intervention of the Nigerian
Bar Association (NBA), Kano branch the
allegation of misconduct was later withdrawn by
me.”
Adeniyi Ademola, a judge of the federal high court
Abuja, says he was arrested by the Department of
State Services (DSS) because he granted Sambo
Dasuki bail and freed Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) leader.
Last weekend, some judges’ homes were raided
by the DSS on allegations of corruption.
But in a letter dated October 11, addressed to
Mahmoud Mohammed, chief justice of Nigeria
(CJN), Ademola said he was held for over 24
hours before he was told the reason why he was
brought to the DSS office.
“…Upon signing the document, they told me that I
am under arrest and ordered me with guns still
pointed at me to move outside. As I was going,
they told me they were taking me to their office,
Department of State Services (DSS) office,
without showing any warrant of arrest,” the letter
read.
“I obeyed them and about six o’clock in the
morning, I was whisked away from my residence
to the DSS office without any warrant of arrest or
reason for my arrest.
“From the time of my arrival at the DSS office, at
about 6:45am on 8/10/2016, I was not told what
my crime was for over 24 hours till the evening of
9/10/2016.“A DSS officially finally informed me that the
search of my arrest were based on these three
allegations; petition of Hon. Jenkins Duvie dated
4th of April 2016 to the National Judicial Council
(NJC); granting bail to Col. Sambo Dasuki and
the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu; and
using my office to secure my wife’s appointment
as the head of civil service state through Senator
Bola Tinubu.”
Ademola said he saw his arrest as revenge from
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the
federation (AGF), whose arrest and detention he
ordered over a professional misconduct while he
was judge in Kano between 2004 and 2008.
“What is more intriguing in this whole episode, is
that I see it as a vendetta/revenge from the Hon.
attorney general of the federation, Abubakar
Malami, whilst I was in Kano between 2004 and
2007 as a federal high court judge was involved in
a professional misconduct necessitating his arrest
and detention by my order,” he said.
“However, with the intervention of the Nigerian
Bar Association (NBA), Kano branch the
allegation of misconduct was later withdrawn by
me.”
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