Attorney Afolabi Olayiwola: Unlawful Actions of Security Agencies Against Judges, "A Serious Th

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A Benin-based legal practitioner, Afolabi Olayiwola stands for the rule of law as he condemns like many other, recent unlawful arrests of judges in Nigeria. He noted, "“I support the view expressed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Mahmud Muhammed that the affected judges will not be forced to step aside. We should not allow the Executive arm of government to rubbish the judiciary.“Nobody is saying that corruption allegations should not be investigated, but the point is that you cannot go to somebody’s house at the wee hours of the day with sledge hammer, break doors with guns pointing at them with the excuse of looking for evidence.“You cannot do that to a governor or even the President at night or else you will be killed. The judicial officials and that of the executive are of equal footing constitutionally. He insisted that the Nigerian Judiciary Council (NJC), the body invested constitutionally to discipline judges and other judicial officials was doing a lot to clean the judiciary, adding that they should be supported instead of mobilization against the body.“With what is happening now in the country, there a serious threat against the judiciary. Judges will feel threatened to give judgments against the government, so the independent of the judiciary must be allowed to stand."

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