In continuation of arrest of senior judges accused of corruption, eight more will soon be picked up by the Department of State Services, DSS.
Seven judges were earlier arrested in different States across the country between Friday night and Saturday morning, October 7 & 8, 2016.
The Judges in custody last night are: Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court, Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Kabir Auta of the Kano High Court, Mu’azu Pindiga of the Gombe High Court, Mohammed Tsamiya of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin and the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice I. A. Umezulike. They would be arraigned in court soon.
A DSS source confirmed that the Judges were allowed access to their families, adding that they were cooperating with the agency.
“We still respect them. They are not being treated like common criminals."
“As part of the investigations, three registry staff from various courts were also invited for questioning”, he said.
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