DSS RELEASES DETAINED
JUDGES
The Department of State Services has
released the seven judges that were arrested and detained on Friday and
Saturday in five states and the Federal Capital Territory.
It was gathered that the judges were released on
self-recognition.
Our correspondent learnt that the judges were released on Sunday
night, but were asked to return to the headquarters of the secret police on
Monday morning.
The DSS had, in what it called a sting
operation, arrested Sylvester Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro, both of the Supreme
Court; the suspended Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin
Division, Justice Mohammed Tsamiya; Justice Kabiru Auta of the Kano State High
Court and Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Other arrested were a former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice
I. A. Umezulike, and Muazu Pindiga of the Federal High Court, Gombe Division.
A source close to the two judges of the Supreme Court, said that
the judges were seen “today.”
“Yes, I can tell you categorically that the two judges had been
released.
“I saw them today. They were to be part of the send forth we did
for one of the judges this morning, but they couldn’t make it because they were
asked to return to the DSS for further questioning,” the source said.
He added that the judge were, however, allowed to return home on
Monday evening after their questioning. Read more
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