Tension as CJN attacks Buhari again over disregard of court orders

Tension as CJN attacks Buhari again over disregard of court orders

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has again frowned at President Muhammadu Buhari’s persistent disrespect for court orders regarding the Former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Mohammed is said to be furious over the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as well as the Department of State Security Service, DSS, over their refusal to grant freedom to Dasuki and Kanu after they were granted bail by the courts.

A top source in the judiciary told Vanguard, last night, that contrary to claims in certain quarters that the CJN was furious with Buhari for allowing EFCC to ignore court orders freeing the Dasukigate suspects, Mohammed had nothing to do with the issue.

The top official noted that though there were concerns among judges that some of their orders had not been carried out by some government agencies, there was also fury in the judiciary that many judges had aided and abetted top government officials to loot the treasury with impunity through frivolous orders and injunctions which were against the interest of the country and its people.

“I don’t think that the CJN has issued any statement on any court order relating to the investigation of the arms cash, individuals or groups since he believes that the courts are well able to discharge their duties as enshrined in the laws of Nigeria.

“Again, the thinking in the judiciary seems to be that some judges misused their offices to encourage some corrupt key government functionaries to slip away to foreign lands with amassed public funds under the guise of seeking avant-garde Medicare.”

Top Judicial officials have also confirmed to Post-Nigeria that Mohammed is currently irritated by the activities of the anti-graft agencies especially in their flagrant disrespect for the judiciary.

Another source also stated that, the CJN is currently upset with Buhari for not releasing Dasuki and Kanu from detention after being granted bail by courts of competent jurisdiction.

“If the question may be asked, was it the CJN that ordered those judges to work against the interest of Nigeria by granting frivolous orders that enabled corrupt Nigerian public officers to make away with public funds?

“Let it be known that the CJN does not and will never encourage any form of misdeed having taken the oath of office to remain incorruptible, just and firm in the discharge of its duties to Nigeria and its people.

“I can tell you that the CJN is aware of the frivolous orders being issued by some judges and he cannot, therefore, sympathise with people who threw their integrity to the winds when they should have done the right thing at the right time.” The senior official close to the CJN said.

-Post Nigeria