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THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday declared a state of emergency in the judiciary over the arrest of some Judges over alleged corruption.
Addressing Journalists in Lagos, NBA also declared state of emergency emergency in the Judiciary.
NBA president, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) explained that the association also set up a Crisis Management Team comprising its past presidents and General Secretaries to investigate what led to the arrests.
Present at the briefing were former NBA presidents Augustine Alegeh (SAN), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), Joseph Daudu (SAN), Bar leaders Yusuf Ali (SAN), former NBA General Secretary Dele Adesina (SAN), Prof Kayinsola Ajayi (SAN), Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), NBA Vice President Onyekachi Ubani, among others.
The Department of State Security (DSS) had at the weekend confirms the arrest of some Judges over alleged corruption, adding that cash of various denominations and other valuables were recovered during the raids
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