Nigeria has returned to military era – Afenifere decries arrest of judges

The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, lawyers and some human rights groups have strongly kicked against the recent invasion of the homes of judges and the arrest of over four of them by the Department of State Services.



According to them, the actions of the DSS showed that Nigeria had returned to the harsh military era, including the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari in 1984.



The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, while reacting to the development said, “It is executive lawlessness and usurpation of investigative functions of the judicial arm of government. It was not done with the authority of the National Judicial Council as stipulated in our constitution.

“We are certainly descending into a deeper dictatorship trajectory than we have ever witnessed in our polity even during military interregnum.

“If judges can come under this raw show of naked power, what would be the fate of the everyday citizens? This is a new low never witnessed in our country and all lovers of justice, democracy and decency must condemn this barbaric act.”
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  1. Are corrupt judges above the law? So if other corrupt people can be arrested why can't they be?

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    1. It is about the rule of law and separation of power.Mumu! O ni yeye!

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  2. You question is unnecessary. These juges are public officers. If dss has found anything against them they should have adopted a more civilize way of inviting in the first place. We are in democracy not a military regime

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  3. When people raised alarm, Tinubu out of selfishness, greed and naked lust for power and position was busy organising acn in the south west. Now the chicken has come home to roost. Let no body form NADECO ooo. Na true change be this....
    Chanji dole!
    Sai Baba!

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  4. Enter your comment...were they invited b4 dss invaded their premises?let call a spade a spade.Dss is wrong to have invaded their premises.

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  5. .stupid democracy. I dont get naija pipo at all. What is illegal arresting a corrupt judge. Is dat democracy ??

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    1. You mean alleged corrupt judge? Now use your head and think and not make people think condoms should be free

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  6. Enter your comment... What is bad in arresting people that presides on cases that they themselves are guilty of & of what use is the rule of law that protects certain set of people.

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    1. How did you know they were guilty? Because someone wrote a paragraph online for you abi. Joker. The law is the law. You can't break the law to keep it. Nonsense.

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  7. Enter your comment...true but why can't this man start from his party or his people because charity begins at home

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  8. Enter your comment...Buhari is using military power on Nigerians. He is a wicked dictator.

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  9. Hmmmmmm. More to come. U rnt seen nothing yet. So vindictive. Mr clean how did he get 10millioin they paaid obama campaign manager to Work for buhari. All the billions donated by tInumbu. Ameachi. Fashola. Kano state Governor. Why didn't he nt reject it knowing very well that this cash where all public money. Keep deceiving fools. I'm just happy that God Is alive
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  10. What will everyone here say if it is a poor man that was arrested in that way?

    Has the arrest of the poor masses different from that?

    These same Judges sit and judge the poor masses with defending them.

    Until some Nigerian stop fighting for these so called leaders and equate themselves with the leaders.

    WAKE UP NIGERIAN

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