IVY LEAGUE LAW FIRM IS BACK AT IT AGAIN!!!

LAWSANITES are sharing their views on the DSS Raid on Judges and The Ivy Legaue Team went around to gather the views and comments of well-meaning LAWSANITES on the Issue:

Essang, EdemUmoh Asuquo, LL.B 3, Male, said “The due process was not duly followed, they were appointed according to certain laid down procedures established by the NJC. If they have been found wanting, the same procedure should have been adopted for their removal. The arrest of the Judges was unlawful.”

Victor Attang, LL.B 2, Male, said, “The due process and the constitutional process was not followed. The NJC should have been allowed to do their job rather than unleashing the DSS in a “commando” style to raid the homes of the learned Judges.

Uduakobong Uko, LL.B 4, Male, said “It is one of the best thing that has happened in the Nigerian Legal system and the Nigerian political arena at large in recent times. Without speaking much, I would like to say that it is the truest test of the justice. The president’s action deserves more than an applaud. It is my desire that this should be a continuum since no one is above the law. It is a high watermark of the fearlessness of the law.

Precious Ijere, LL.B 4, Female, said “The action does not promote the constitutional provisions of the separation of power. They should have been given the benefit of the doubt, even or assuming they were really corrupt. The court should have been allowed to decide that and not the presidency through the DSS. How can the Judges whose duty is to protect the rights of others have theirs publicly abused and ridiculed by the DSS.”

Aniekeme Okposon, LL.B 2, Female, said “I don’t see anything wrong with the arrest. If the Judges actually committed the crime levelled against them and the evidence presented, I don’t see why they should not have been arrested since no one is above the law. The action of the presidency was justified”

Bassey Bassey, AKA Sunshine, LL.B 2, female, said “I don’t think it was necessary. It is not in the jurisdiction of the presidency, all together I think it was uncalled for.” 

Uwemedimo Dominic LL.B 4, Male, said “The arrest of the Judges by the DSS operatives is not outside the boundary of the law, because they have given a press statement that it was a” sting operation”. A sting operation is allowed by law when there is every likelihood that the evidence would or may be concealed by the suspects, so the law gave them the power to strike in order to uncover the evidence in order to show it to the whole and justify their action. To me this is an exception to the known due process of the of law and it was within the ambit of Section 35(c) CFRN, 1999’’.

David Ekanem, LL.B 3, Male, said “The arrest of the judges was not bad because they do not have immunity. As justices of the apex court, they are persons with special authority, invading their homes in the dead of the night is undemocratic as gentlemen and justices of the supreme court, they should have been given a notice before the arrest. I believe that as justices they would not escape because they are the custodians of justice. The acts by the DSS was not proper. The presumed warrant for search was not a warrant for arrest.”

Abasifreke Umohinyang, LL.B 5, male, said” First I don’t support corruption in the judiciary, because when the judiciary is corrupt, justice will be perverted. The common man will not be able to get access to justice, because it will now be at a price. The NJC is vested with the power to de robe and suspend any judge found wanting in the conduct of his duties, the arrest of the judges was the right thing to do but with the wrong approach. Whenever a judge no matter how highly place is accused of being corrupt the law stipulates that a petition be sent to the NJC stating the fact and presenting evidence there in. The NJC as at the time of the arrest of the justices did not receive any petition by any party alleging the commission of the said crime. Due process was not followed by the DSS and as such though the intention was to clamp down on corruption in the judiciary under a democratic dispensation, due process ought to have been followed.

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