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Luke also reechoed the calls by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Tanko Muhammad, that judicial officers should be cautious of the orders being issued by their courts. “Also disturbing is the fact that the said warrant was revoked by the issuing magistrate who had discovered that it was procured by the applicant on the premises of misrepresented facts.
He said, “To this end, we empathise with the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation who is constitutionally accountable for the actions and inaction of the law enforcement agents that purportedly executed the said warrant, placing on the AGF the unavoidable burden of defending his office before the populace.
Their position was contained in a statement issued by the chairmen of the five branches -J.I. Ogamba for Owerri branch; Chief A.U. Ugboaja– Mbaise branch; R.C. Ndeme, –Okigwe branch; B.A. Munonye, Orlu branch; and Chief Richard Anyanwu –Mbano/Etiti branch. The statement read “On Friday, October 29, 2021, the Nigerian airwaves were inundated with the unfortunate news of the Gestapo like invasion/siege by unknown security agents at the Abuja residence of Honourable Justice Mary Peter-Odili.
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