‘Be Careful, Our Radar Will Find You’ – CJN Warns Newly Appointed FCT Judges

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko, has advised the newly appointed 22 judges of the Federal Capital Territory to avoid getting themselves involved in corrupt practices.

The judicial officers were sworn-in at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

In his charge, Tanko said that though judicial officers are not spirits, yet the society expects impossible things from them.

He however, warned that the National Judicial Council had a mechanism for monitoring and prosecuting defaulting judges.

“The searchlight of the National Judicial Council beams brightly on all judicial officers across the country. Our radar is sophisticated enough to detect every form of corruption and wrongdoing.

“We have very powerful lens to capture and document your conduct; so be careful and take heed, or else, you may end up regretting ever being appointed a judicial officer,” he said.

“You must, at all times, rise above temptations and trials that might obstruct or even halt your rise to pinnacle of your career,” Tanko added.