SSS Releases Detained Judges On Self Recognition
The State Security Service, SSS has released all the judges arrested in the wee hours of Saturday.
The judges were allegedly arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption. The security operatives explained that the judges were found to possess huge sums of raw cash at their residential apartments.
The summary of cash recovered included N93.6million, $530,087, £25,970 and €5,680. There were allegedly recovered from three judges.
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According to Premium Times, a top official in the agency who pleaded anonymity said that all the seven judges were released on self-recognizance.
The source said, “They were all released on bail yesterday (Sunday) on self-recognition.
“They reported this morning (Monday) and they have all gone back home. They will be coming back tomorrow (Tuesday). And everything went very procedurally well and civil.
“They were released on bail on self-recognition based on the fact that given their standing in the society, they cannot run away. They were instructed that they should come back today by 10am.
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“They did report for investigation this morning and they have gone back home. And the investigation continues and preparation to charge them to court continued.
“Also, action was sequel to lack of cooperation by National Judicial Council. Such as refusal by the NJC to allow the affected persons to be questioned by the DSS. Investigation started some seven months ago, precisely in April 2016.”
