SaharaReporters has obtained a full list of top Nigerian judges under investigation by security agencies across the country.
The list is contained in a confidential memo forwarded to President Muhammadu Buhari on a recent dramatic move by agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) against judges accused of accepting bribes as well as other acts of corruption.
A week ago, agents of the Department of State Security (DSS) embarked on an unprecedented raid of homes of numerous judges, arresting several of them, including two Supreme Court justices directly linked with alleged electoral judgment fraud in Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.
The judges named in a confidential list sent to President Muhammadu Buhari include Justices Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta and John Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court, Justice Muhammad Ladan Tsamiya of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji of the Court of Appeal, Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal high Court, Justice Kabir Auta of the Kano State High Court, Justice Munir Ladan of the Kaduna State High Court, Justice Bashir Sukola of the Kaduna State High Court, and Justice Mu’azu Pindiga of Gombe State High Court.
Other high profile judges named in the confidential memo include Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, the current President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ibrahim Auta, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba and Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court.
The memo accused Justice Chikere of receiving cash for a pre-election matter that came before her. Justice Chikere is married to Kenneth Anayo Chikere, a chieftain the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State and a former member of the House of Representatives. According to the source of the memo, Mr. Chikere acted as go-between to funnel significant amounts of cash to his wife who then proceeded to give favorable judgments to those who offered the cash.
The memo alleged that Justice Kabiru Auta collected bribes from a businessman named “Alhaji Kabiru SKY.” The bribe scandal led the National Judicial Council (NJC) to suspend the judge, but the council later recalled the judge, claiming there was not sufficient evidence that he auctioned verdicts from the bench.
who will now judge the judges, ok
ReplyDeleteOther high profile judges will judge them.
DeleteThe judge will judge the judges
DeleteJust as corruption politician is angry about corruption
#inOmawumi'svoice "if you ask me,na who I go ask?"
DeleteWe have so many uncorrupt judges dear.
DeleteThere will not be a trial for these Judge's. Sad but true. They will be made to 'refund' those bribes collected and compulsorily retired or removed as the case may be.
DeleteGod is the supreme judge that will judge the judges of the earth
ReplyDeleteNJC will judge them.
ReplyDeleteBuhari wants to appoint his goons
ReplyDeleteThis is very serious! But come to think of it when our judges are all corrupt who will now judge them, God ti take over! Only God dat can save us
ReplyDeleteD irony of judges and prisoners in prison
ReplyDeleteMessed up country
ReplyDeleteWho will judge the judge?
ReplyDeleteWhere is APC controversial Justice Okon Abang and Justice Buba.
ReplyDeleteWho will judge the judge?
ReplyDeleteNa wa, is naija the head quarter of corruption?
ReplyDeleteJustice for sale,what is the hope of the common man?
ReplyDeleteYes! It's about time. Changes start now! We are doomed! We're finished! These motherfuckers have stop stealing, they are now LOOTING!!! there is nothing you can be proud of in this country. I was born in the sixties, I've never experienced this kind of looting in my life and to hear that they getting bailed by judges! What a slap to our judiciary system. Judges are now taking bribes! I know the Biafra guy detention is illegal, What was the conditions for bailing Dasuki?
ReplyDeleteWe don't have good roads. No clean water, no jobs, no good hospitals, no security, pensioners are dying, government workers, and teachers are getting short changes, 99% graduates are jobless, runs, and beggars are everywhere, Naira is now 480 to a dollar! 30 years ago a round trip ticket was less than 5000 Naira
We are going backward day by day, because of the looting, We must start from the top! Our senators, judges, governors, ministers,house of assembly, all the three branches of the government need to be investigated and jailed!
Honestly! What we need in this country is guns! Yesss, legalize guns, buy one get one free, cheap like a recharged cards, when we start taking shot from a distance they will fucking change.
Fuck Y'all fools that keep voting and praying for these motherfuckers! Fuck the British too!
Anon 8;58,camdan nau,no b by point n kill o,we no b catfish nau. Slow n steady wins d race.
DeleteMtchewwwwwwwww, if you live in a glass house, don't throw stones, He who comes to equity must come with clean hands... this government should better be guided
ReplyDeleteGbam, this is it in summary!!! Smart girl
DeleteI agree with you sister, this government is totally autocratic
DeleteJudges n Judges
ReplyDeleteJustice Nwali Ngwuta is guilty as charged. You guys need to see the kind of duplexes he is building along Onwe Road in Abakaliki. Three cool duplexes at once. Guy completed the buildings in less than three months. Those judges are absolutely more than corrupt.
ReplyDeleteThe Judginas will Jude them! Kikiikiiikiiii
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