The Department of State Security (DSS) has
continued the clampdown on corrupt Judges as it
has arrested two more judges over allegations of
corruption.
According to The Nation, Justices Bashir Sukola
and Ladan Manir of the Kaduna State High Court,
were arrested in Kaduna and taken to the DSS
Headquarters in Abuja at about 8.30pm yesterday
October 12th.
A source in the DSS says that accounts of some
of the judges currently under investigation have
been frozen.
“Some accounts have been frozen through orders
of the court. This affects some of the judges. Not
all of them. We found some huge lodgements that
are questionable in some accounts and in addition
to that we also observed the inflow of their
salaries over a long period without them making
any withdrawal at all.
“What that means is that they don’t live on their
salaries at all. Those accounts have been frozen
but as I said not all of the judges are affected.”
The source stated that the judges have not been
charged to court because the National Judicial
Council NJC is yet to make a pronouncement on
the matter
“We are waiting for the action of the NJC. We
expect the NJC to suspend them, otherwise it’s
like taking a sitting judge to court.
“In the Service, when anybody is being
investigated for any serious crime, the first thing
we do is to place such a person on suspension.
“After the investigation, such a person would face
trial and get dismissed from service on conviction
and later face prosecution in the law court.”
The Department of State Security (DSS) has
continued the clampdown on corrupt Judges as it
has arrested two more judges over allegations of
corruption.
According to The Nation, Justices Bashir Sukola
and Ladan Manir of the Kaduna State High Court,
were arrested in Kaduna and taken to the DSS
Headquarters in Abuja at about 8.30pm yesterday
October 12th.
A source in the DSS says that accounts of some
of the judges currently under investigation have
been frozen.
“Some accounts have been frozen through orders
of the court. This affects some of the judges. Not
all of them. We found some huge lodgements that
are questionable in some accounts and in addition
to that we also observed the inflow of their
salaries over a long period without them making
any withdrawal at all.
“What that means is that they don’t live on their
salaries at all. Those accounts have been frozen
but as I said not all of the judges are affected.”
The source stated that the judges have not been
charged to court because the National Judicial
Council NJC is yet to make a pronouncement on
the matter
“We are waiting for the action of the NJC. We
expect the NJC to suspend them, otherwise it’s
like taking a sitting judge to court.
“In the Service, when anybody is being
investigated for any serious crime, the first thing
we do is to place such a person on suspension.
“After the investigation, such a person would face
trial and get dismissed from service on conviction
and later face prosecution in the law court.”
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