The
Action Congress of Nigeria has warned that growing attacks on judges by
dissatisfied litigants may eventually destroy the judiciary, if
allowed to persist.
In a statement in Lagos on Thursday by
its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said
danger loomed the moment a judge could no longer feel safe enough to
perform his duty because of the fear of being attacked by litigants.
It said an example of such attacks was
the one mounted by the Peoples Democratic Party, “with the backing of
the Presidency, against Justice Ayo Salami, simply because he
courageously adjudicated in the election appeal cases involving Ekiti
and Osun states.”
The statement said, “The latest of such
attacks is the move initiated by former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Segun
Oni, to compel the prosecution of Justice Ayo Salami for alleged
perjury, which has led an Abuja High Court in Bwari to grant Oni leave
to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Attorney-General to
commence criminal proceedings against Justice Salami.
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