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Press Statement on midnight invasion of judges homes

"‎It is really the crude manner by which the security agency(ies), as the case may be, went about the invasion that is wrong. From constitutional provisions, nothing stops anti graft agencies from bringing to book, by following due process, any person, public officer or not, in the alleged commission of a crime, where the relevant control bodies, such as the NJC fails, neglects or refuses to exercise disciplinary control. But the failure of NJC to act does not justify SSS/DSS from usurping the roles of regular Police and/or the anti graft agencies created MORE OR less out of the NPF. The reported roles of the DSS/SSS MERELY CONFIRM that the invasion is more a political act of impunity rather than a demonstration of commitment to the fight against corruption. A regime that elects to be deaf and dumb to allegations of corruption by relations-dominated cabinet should not be applauded when it humiliates a co-equal arm of govt. The repression of Supreme Court justices by the EXECUTIVE (SSS/FGN) is a public announcement of descent into full blown anarchy, fascism and kissing bye bye to our so called democracy. It deserves to be comprehensively condemned and answered by mass protests and court boycott. Therein lies the guarantee of individual freedoms of expression and the right to differ. "

 VANGUARD POST -  http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/outrage-over-dss-crackdown-on-judges/

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