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A source in the DSS, according to The Nation, has stated that the agency is waiting on the National Judicial Council, NJC, to suspend the judges who are currently being investigated for corruption before they are arraigned.
“We are waiting for the action of the NJC. We expect the NJC to suspend them, otherwise it’s like taking a sitting judge to court.
“In the Service, when anybody is being investigated for any serious crime, the first thing we do is to place such a person on suspension.
“After the investigation, such a person would face trial and get dismissed from service on conviction and later face prosecution in the law court.”
Asked what will happen if they are not suspended, the source quipped: “The NJC does not have the luxury not to suspend them.
“We wrote the NJC on Monday but we haven’t received any response.”
The official also refuted reports of a heated exchange of words between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed and the Director-General of the DSS, Mr. Lawan Daura on Monday during a session with the President.
“There was no such meeting,” the official said.
“We are waiting for the action of the NJC. We expect the NJC to suspend them, otherwise it’s like taking a sitting judge to court.
“In the Service, when anybody is being investigated for any serious crime, the first thing we do is to place such a person on suspension.
“After the investigation, such a person would face trial and get dismissed from service on conviction and later face prosecution in the law court.”
Asked what will happen if they are not suspended, the source quipped: “The NJC does not have the luxury not to suspend them.
“We wrote the NJC on Monday but we haven’t received any response.”
The official also refuted reports of a heated exchange of words between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed and the Director-General of the DSS, Mr. Lawan Daura on Monday during a session with the President.
“There was no such meeting,” the official said.
