Why some Nigerian judges escape punishment despite petitions – Ex-Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili 

A  erstwhile justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili (Rtd) has said that deficiency of earthy grounds successful petitions filed against judges successful the state has been enabling the judges to flight punishment.

According to her, NJC volition lone punish a justice if the petitions against specified justice comes with  worldly facts backing the petitions.

Justice Odili stated this astatine the International Conference Centre successful Umuahia on Thursday during the South East determination information acme organized by the Federal Ministry of Defense.

She noted that NJC volition ne'er neglect to be to immoderate petition connected corruption brought against judges, but stressed that immoderate allegation that comes successful watery signifier without a credible grounds backing oregon proving  it, volition alteration the accused idiosyncratic to extricate himself.

“A batch of concerns has been made successful the nine astir whether justness is what it should be. 

‘Some radical person grouses astir immoderate judges, delight nonstop your petitions to the National Judicial Council.

“The Chief Justice of Nigeria attends to each petition that comes against immoderate judicial officer, but immoderate petitions travel successful watery signifier without facts, without the  worldly enactment with which that petition is to beryllium attended to.

“Remember, the Judge you are accusing oregon you thought has infracted, has a close t...