Buhari names 2 Supreme Court Judges
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate, names of Justices Sidi Dauda Bage and Paul Adamu for confirmation as Justices of the Supreme Court.
These names were included into the letter sent by the president to Bukola Saraki, Senate president.
The letter was read on the floor of the Senate today.
SP @bukolasaraki announces communication from @NGRPresident@MBuhari requesting confirmation of appointment two Supreme Court Justice. — Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) October 11, 2016
This came as the Department of Security Service (DSS) has released the seven judges, comprising two justices of the Supreme Court, who were arrested on suspicion of bribery and corruption last week.
On Friday night, October 7, gun-wielding DSS operatives raided the residences of senior judges.
At the end of the operations, which lasted at least 12 hours, the security operatives arrested Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and John Okoro, both of the Supreme Court, as well as Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
