NNAMDI KANU: LAST ADVICE TO BUHARI'S SISTER, JUSTICE BINTA AS SHE TAKES OVER FROM JOHN TSOHO

NNAMDI KANU: LAST ADVICE TO BUHARI'S SISTER, JUSTICE BINTA AS SHE TAKES OVER FROM JOHN TSOHO


By Divine Rich
For Family Writers.

Some Jihadists were discharged and acquitted by the Kano State attorney General last week, even when evidence abounds that they were responsible for the beheading of Mrs. Bridget Agbahime, a Biafran Christian woman who lives in the northern part of Nigeria.

However, I don't know why Nnamdi Kanu's case is exceptional. Nnamdi Kanu is Innocent and you are aware of that, don't attract curse upon yourself and family by trying to meddle with justice in other to please your employers and brother, General Buhari. We are not going to allow it this time. If you eventually attempt to do that by maneuvering justice or ruling against our leader, Nnamdi Kanu, we shall surely reject it.

Be wise because our leader Nnamdi Kanu is innocent and must surely be free whether Buhari like it or not. Biafra is a divine project and Nnamdi Kanu is the harbinger of that project therefore Nnamdi Kanu is ordained.

Remember the New Testament biblical analogy of how Yeshua openly warned his followers concerning the persecutions that will befall them, by warning them earlier never to give up. He said, "you will be rejected and prosecuted for my names sake but do not worry or give up, because those that endures to the end will wear the crown of glory," He (Yeshua) concluded.

To buttress this fact , the world have witnessed how Buhari and his APC have been melting brutality on anyone that support our Leader Nnamdi Kanu, such as all IPOB members, supporters and even judges who ruled in favour of Nnamdi Kanu's release.

It is now a clear cut message to the world that Nnamdi Kanu has a divine mandate. He is from above, sent by the supreme Creator (Chukwuokike). There is also no doubt about the fact that we all have our own divine mandate, including you Justice Binta F.A. Your mandate starts from upholding justice for Nnamdi Kanu without any shred of fear or compromise.

Free Nnamdi Kanu, the light and you will be blessed, but ally with Buhari's tyranny and you shall regret the evil alliance.


Edited by Peter Nonso Ikeh
For Family Writers

IPOB Press Release !!! X-RAYING THE NEW CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST NNAMDI KANU BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI: A DANCE OF SHAME
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November 8, 2016

Press Release

X-RAYING THE NEW CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST NNAMDI KANU BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI: A DANCE OF SHAME

PRELUDE: The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO having reviewed all the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and the Constitution of Nigeria hereby categorically make the following irrefutable assertions:

1) There is no place in any of the existing laws of Nigeria and the Constitution where the name or title or phrase ”Department of State Services (DSS)” can be found. Therefore, DSS is both illegal and unconstitutional.

2) There is no place in any of the existing laws of Nigeria and the Constitution where the terminology or phrase ”South-East zone” and ”South-South zone” can be found. Therefore, the terminology or phrase ”South-East zone” and ”South-South zone” are both illegal and unconstitutional.

3) Count One and Count Two of the new charges are invalid and must be thrown out because there is no such Law as “Criminal Code Act CAP. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2014” and there is no Law known as “Criminal Code Act CAP. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2000”


X-RAYING THE NEW CHARGES:
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO carried out a forensic analysis of the trumped-up charges brought against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and exposed the nullity and futility of the exercise which has many gaping holes. After studying our well-researched deconstruction of the frivolous charges, Muhammadu Buhari has now brought new charges and subsequently increased the charges against Nnamdi Kanu from three (3) to six (6). In our tradition, we are here to deconstruct and destroy these weak and error-laden charges.

CHARGE #1
“Conspiracy to commit a treasonable felony, contrary to section 516 of the Criminal Code Act Cap. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2014 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
That you Nnamdi Kanu, ‘M’, Onwudiwe Chidiebere ‘M’ Banjamin Madubugwu, ‘M’, David Nwawuisi, ‘M’ and others now at large on diverse dates in 2014 and 2015 in Nigeria and London, United Kingdom, did conspire amongst yourselves to broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored in Enugu and other areas within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, preparations being made by you and others at large, for states in the South-East and South-South zones and other communities in Kogi and Benue States to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a view to constituting same into a Republic of Biafra and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2000”

IPOB Comments on Charge #1:
Buhari has found out that it is unheard of in law that only one person will be charged for treasonable felony, hence he has now incorporated three more people to get out of the tight corner to which he found himself. We want to remind that entire humanity that each time the illegal and unconstitutional DSS wants to lose the case against Nnamdi Kanu they will introduce a new defendant. Recall that on the 18th of October Nnamdi Kanu was arraigned alone despite the fact that David Nwawuisi was already in jail and held without trial since July 2015.

When their frivolous charges of criminal intimidation collapsed at the Magistrates Court, they quickly charged Mazi Nnamdi Kanu with terrorism before the sagacious Justice A. F. A. Ademola and that too was dismissed. Now that they are faced with the option of releasing Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, they have introduced Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi as well as Chidiebere Onwudiwe and charged all with Conspiracy to commit Treasonable Felony. These new set of charges is the fourth alteration of charges that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has encountered.

Also in this charge, it is not clear on who was where regarding the accused persons and the locations mentioned. In addition, the use of the term “others now at large” renders the charge a mere conjecture or guesswork because Buhari is expected to know those being accused by name. Using the term “others now at large” is akin to operating a blank cheque and as we observed in our previous forensic analysis. These “others now at large” could be Barack Obama, David Cameron, Theresa May, Bill Clinton, Prof. Osibanjo, Atiku Abubakar, Justice Binta Nyako, Mamman Daura, and even Aisha Buhari.

We also note that there is no specificity in date of commission of the crime and this renders the charge baseless. We posit that this time around, Buhari has made the charges more dismissive by using the term “diverse dates in 2014 and 2015”. To make his case arguably, Buhari must specify the date or dates of the commission of the crime. In the prelude, we have already mentioned that the term “South-East” and South-South” are illegal and unconstitutional.
Finally, we want to inform Buhari that the law he cited in “Particulars of Offence” is in conflict with the law cited in the “Charge.”. This alone renders this charge invalid.

CHARGE #2
“Treasonable felony, contrary to Section 41 (c) of the Criminal Code Act Cap. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2014 and punishable under the same section of the Act.“

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
“That you Nnamdi Kanu ‘M‘ being the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO on diverse dates in 2014 and 2015 in London, United Kingdom, did broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored in Enugu and other areas within the jusrisdcition of the is Honourable Court, preparations being made by you and others now at large, for states in the South-East and South-South zones and other communities in Kogi and Benue States to secede from the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a view to constituting same into a Republicof Biafra and you committed an offence punishable under Section 41(c) of the Criminal Code Act, CAP. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

IPOB Comments on Charge #2:
Buhari has failed here to be specific on actual dates of commission of the crime of treasonable felony by using the term “diverse dates in 2014 and 2015“, which renders the accusation as lacking in specificity and typical of conjectures and beer-parlour guess-work. We want Buhari to tell the world if broadcasting in London makes the broadcast under the jurisdiction of the Abuja Court or is it being monitored in Enugu that makes a broadcast that was made in London now within the jurisdiction of Abuja Court.


Again we ask Buhari, who are these “others now at large“? How can you use the term “others now at large“ in a high-profile case such as treasonable felony without identifying the specific individuals involved thereby making it unbelievable and giving rooms for significant margins of error? Under the excuse of “others now at large“, many people can be wrongly termed as those who allegedly worked with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It is possible that Yusuf Buhari, Aminah Buhari, Zarah Buhari, and Ibrahim Babangida are among these “others now at large“.

Just as noted in the prelude, the illegality and unconstitutionality of South-East and South-South has already been established. Buhari is economical in words and should tell the world what “preparations” that are being made by Nnamdi Kanu and these “others now at large“ because the charge is not explanatory enough.

We want to remind Buhari that exercising the rights to self-determination is not equivalent to levying war against Nigeria. Broadcasting from London is not equivalent to levying war against Nigeria. It must be recalled that Buhari sponsored Radio Chanji in Northern part of Nigeria during the last Presidential Election in which he promised that he would make blood of Nigerians to flow on the streets if he loses the election.

CHARGE #3
“Managing an unlawful society, punishable under Section 63 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP. C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.“

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
“That you Nnamdi Kanu, ‘M‘, Onwudiwe Chidiebere ‘M‘ and others at large, on or about the year 2012 at London, United Kingdom and South East as well as South South parts of Nigeria within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court managed an unlawful society, to wit: the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO, pursuant to your secessionist agenda, with intent to bringing into being, a Republic of Biafra out of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 63 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.“

IPOB Comments on Charge #3:
Is Buhari aware that IPOB is duly registered in the United Kingdom? If IPOB is truly registered in the United Kingdom, then what makes it an unlawful society? So Buhari is telling the world that Biafrans under the aegis of IPOB exerting their rights to self-determination as enshrined in the various declarations of the United Nations and the African Union is constituting an unlawful society? We can also extrapolate that Buhari has committed the same crime because on the 29th of September 205, Buhari made the following statement at the United General Assembly in New York: “The international community has come to pin its hopes on resolving the Palestinian issue through the two – states solution which recognises the legitimate right of each state to exist in peace and security. The world has no more excuses or reasons to delay the implementation of the long list of Security Council resolutions on this question. Neither do we have the moral right to deny any people their freedom or condemn them indefinitely to occupation and blockade.“

Section-62(2) of CAP C38 L.F. N. 2004 specified conditions under which an organization can be deemed unlawful society, and none of the conditions is against the rights of Indigenous People to self-determination.

We want to remind Buhari that Biafrans and IPOB exist in every nook and cranny of Nigeria and outside Nigeria. Therefore, it is an insult for Buhari to state that IPOB is managed only in London and in the illegal and unconstitutional South East and South South of Nigeria. We reiterate to Buhari that the right to self-determination is inalienable and irreducible and NOT a secessionist agenda. Buhari should know that inclusion of the term “others now at large“ makes this charge unsustainable and nothing but a mere guess-work because all accused persons must be known and identified and not just referred to as “others now at large“.

CHARGE #4
“Publication of defamatory matter, punishable under Section 375 of the Criminal Cod Act, Cap. C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004”

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
“That you, Nnamdi Kanu, on or about the 28th April, 2015 in London, United Kingdom did broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored in Enugu, Enugu State and other parts of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, referred to Major General Muhammadu Buhari, GCON President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a paedophile, a terrorist, and **** and an embodiment of evil knowing same to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 375 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”

IPOB Comments on Charge #4:
This charge should be dismissed immediately for the following reasons:
1) As at 28th of April, 2015, Retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari was not the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Hence the title and the position ascribed to him was wrong and nullify the charge. If Buhar feels defamed by the alleged defamatory publications, he should sue Nnamdi Kanu in his private capacity because he was a private citizen as at April 28th, 2015.

2) On March 23rd 2015, an online newspaper called “thebreakingtimes” published an article in which it quoted Mrs Sarah Obozuwa, Founder of the Edo Women for Change (EWC), as saying that Aisha Buhari is a victim of childhood rape. Mrs Obozuwa asserted that Buhari (at 47 years of age) had sex with Aisha when she was just nine years old. This statement was made more than one month before the alleged comments of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and there has never been any denial or rebuttal from Buhari and Aisha.

3) On March 15, 2015, Sheikh Sani Haliru, a founding member of the dreaded jama’aful Ahlul sunna wal Liddawati wal Jihad also referred to as the Boko Haram, publicly confessed that Muhammadu Buhari is the founding father of Boko Haram and this was reported in “Naijaonppint.com” online newspaper. Again, Buhari did not refute this accusation.

4) Buhari has been involved in several incidences of inciting violence duraing and after elections. Currently, there is a case of against Buhari in The Hague for killing innocent Nigerians after he lost the 2011 elections. Therefore, it is not out of place to conclude that by his acts of commission and omission he is evil and his governance/leadership style since December 31, 1983 can be correctly defined as ****ic.

CHARGE #5
“Improper importation of goods contrary to Section 47(1 (a) (i) of the Customs and Excise Management Act, Cap. C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
That you, Nnamdi Kanu, between the month of March and April, 2015, imported into Nigeira a Radio Transmitter known as TRAM 50L and kept it in your house at Ubulusiuzor in Ihiala Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 47(1) (a) (i) of the Customs and Excise Management Act, Cap. C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

IPOB Comments on Charge #5:
First of all, Nnamdi Kanu does not have a house in Ubulusiuzor in Ihiala LGA, hence this nullifies the charge outright. Secondly, what is the proof that the duty on the said item was not paid for before it was removed from the wharf? Also, was this item forcefully or stealthily removed from the wharf considering the checks and balances and security networks supposedly existing in the wharf? On what day was this item removed without paying the requisite duty and who were the officers on duty on that day, especially those in charge of security and at the exit gates? When exactly did this crime take place because the commission of a crime must take place on a specific date and not the range of months being bandied about on the charge sheet?


CHARGE #6
“Improper importation of goods contrary to Section 47(2) (a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act, Cap. C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
“That you, Nnamdi Kanu, between the months of March and April, 2015 imported into Nigeria and kept in Ubulusiuzor in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, a Radio Transmitter known as TRAM 50L concealed in a container of used household items which you declared as used household items, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 47 (2) (a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act, Cap. C45 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

IPOB Comments on Charge #6:
The first question here is; when was this discovery made? Who was the Customs Officer on duty who cleared this container? Was thorough inspection not part of the process required to clear goods from Nigerian Ports and who inspected this container? What is the proof that the said item was not properly cleared under a competent Customs Official? Was this offence part of the reason why Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was abducted by the illegal and unconstitutional DSS on October 14, 2015?


Signed
Barrister Emma Nmezu
Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya

Spokesperson for IPOB

Black Lives Matter Leader: ‘We Will INCITE RIOTS Everywhere If Trump Wins’
•By phoenix •In Crime, Election, General News, Politics


BLM and OBLM

Though the outcome of America’s presidential election is still up in the air, Black Lives Matter has made it clear that one outcome is certain. If Donald Trump is the victor, violence will erupt in the streets. This according to rapper and activist Tef Poe when he took to Twitter to say,

“Dear white people if Trump wins young n****s such as myself are fully hell bent on inciting riots everywhere we go. Just so you know.”

If you are unsure who ‘Tef Poe’ is, don’t worry, you are not alone. All you really need to know about him is that he is the co-founder of the Hands Up United organization out of Ferguson, Missouri. His organization chose its name based off of the false narrative that Michael Brown, a teenage thug, had his hands up and back turned to officer Darren Wilson when he was shot.

Forensic and eyewitness evidence have since proven that story to be wrong, but the Black Lives Matter movement continues to spread it as if it were true. Tef Poe told News One that,

The Hands Up Don’t Shoot movement, “Represents that Mike Brown was unarmed. Hands up or not, he didn’t have a weapon.”

Forensic evidence and a grand jury found that, weapon or not, Michael Brown was assaulting a police officer, and trying to take Officer Darren Wilson’s gun.

Tef Poe is now serving as a top leader in the group Black Lives Matter, that is often mocked for its black-supremacist ideas by being refereed to as Only Black Lives Matter. He also used social media to say,

“Trump wins aint no more rules fammo. We’ve been too nice as is.”

Since the comments from Poe have caught the public’s attention, the Black Lives Matter leader has since deleted the posts with accusations that he is being slandered. Info Wars was able to obtain a screenshot of the posts that were snagged before they were deleted.

Longtime Clinton Aid: If America Read All of Hillary’s Emails She Could ‘Lose 49 States’

Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a campaign rally on November 7, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With one day to go until election day, Hillary Clinton is campaigning in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina.
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NEW YORK — If Americans were to read all of Hillary Clinton’s emails “she would either win 49 states, or lose 49 states,” wrote Philippe I. Reines, Clinton’s longtime aide who served as her senior advisor while she was Secretary of State.

In the same email, Reines cryptically wrote about Clinton’s email scandal that “email retention = Benghazi.”

The March 3, 2015 correspondence was posted by Wikileaks after the email was ostensibly captured in John Podesta’s hacked gmail account.

The message was a response to a suggestion from Clinton’s communications director, Jennifer Palmieri, that Clinton make a joke about the email fiasco during a charity dinner later that day. This was two months before the State Department publicly released the first batch of Clinton’s emails, messages which had previously been provided to the House Select Committee on Benghazi .

“Greetings. I wanted to float idea of HRC making a joke about the email situation at the Emily’s List dinner tonight. What do folks think about that?” Palmieri asked, in an email to numerous Clinton confidantes, including Podesta and Reines.

“Margolis and I discussed,” replied Mandy Grunwald, a communications adviser to Clinton. “We don’t know what’s in the emails, so we are nervous about this. Might get a big laugh tonight and regret it when content of emails is disclosed.”

That’s when Reines chimed in with his remarks:

Trust me, most of the email themselves are funnier than any joke we can come up with. Read in total by America she would either win 49 states, or lose 49 states. I go back and forth.

I’m not hard over either way, but I would not make a joke just for the sake of making a joke, because email retention = Benghazi.

BUT, if we could get some business done in a light way it’s worth trying: signaling that she is more than fine with them making their way into the public domain. Because past the process stuff, next phase is content. And the assumption is that she did this secretly, hiding, etc. Simply not true. We can’t jam State to release them at this point, but if Dan can think of a light way to say “I am proud of the work we did at State and hopefully at some point everyone will be able to read what’s in them as a way to better understand that work, but until then, I want to talk about…” Doesn’t need to be at the top, could be at some natural point.

That’s my strong vote since I think her expressing more than a willingness for them to be released into the wild is what’s most important.

Aaron Klein is Breitbart’s Jerusalem bureau chief and senior investigative reporter. He is a New York Times bestselling author and hosts the popular weekend talk radio program, “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio.” Follow him on Twitter @AaronKleinShow. Follow him on Facebook.

With research by Joshua Klein.

Chimaraoke Obi

Trump's victory heralds liberation of the people from the extant evil establishment.He has made it clear that he seeks to end the influence of the corrupt statu quo that has so far gagged mainstream media and left the world in opaque.If the truth most be told,then we ought to boldly embrace the fact that these contemporary politicians who tenaciously seek to hold onto the power forever,are the same political leaders who by their whims and caprices brought the World to a near deadend today.And how would a people in their right senses and frame of mind want this hellish statu quo to continue ? It beats imagination and rational thought contemplating over the likelihood of bandwagon effect,despite the urgent need for a veer.

Chimaraoke Obi

ISIS otherwise terrorism was created by the extant establishment headed by Obama,Hillary and their cronies who fall in the said fraternity of contemporary politicians.They did invest the monster that seeks to devour not just them,but the whole world,they brought upon the World this apocalypse for the reason best known to them.Today,the World has to brace up and accept the truth,then victory over these demons is assured.Trump is God sent because he is not a part of the filthy system,besides he wishes not to be co-opted.The cabalists know his capability of driving them to extinction,hence the fight to survive just took a different dimension to stop Trump's emergence.This is the bitter truth the biased mainstream media would not want to bring to the public eye.But,notwithstanding the people now are self-aware.

Chimaraoke Obi

A FUSION OF RHETORIC AND ORATORY BRINGS FORTH A SOCIETY OF SHEEP AND ESCAPISTS !

When a people are repeatedly fed with a kind of rhetoric void of substance they end up losing self-awareness,consciousness and identity,in the same vein,the society in itself becomes nothing but arena of escapists.Therefore,I prefer mastery of pragmatism to verbose oratory that swiftly disappears in the tin air once spoken.I'm a realist, so are Nelson Mandela,J. Lawrings,Martin Luther king,Malcolm X,Donald J. Trump and all well-meaing patriots of political intelligentsia that seek solemnly to liberate the dreg in the society,of course the poorest of the poor the elites however have systematically condemned to the sediment of the World today.

Monday, November 07, 2016
JUST NEGODU!!! Man, Afolabi Bamidele Rapes Goat To Death Inside A Bush In Ondo State


A man identified as Afolabi Bamidele was caught allegedly raping a goat in Irun Akoko, Ondo State.

According to investigation carried out by Leadership, the goat died while Afolabi was forcefully raping it.

It was also learnt that the suspect has been handed over to the police in the town for further investigation. The suspect allegedly took the goat into the bush and started having sex with it for hours when he was caught by somebody who went into the bush to defecate.

According to a source,

“He picked the goat from a neighbour’s house and took it into the bush. He pulled off his cloth and started having sex with it. After the sex, he brought out a handkerchief to clean up his semen from the goat vagina when he was caught by somebody who called on the neighbours to see what happened.”

Monday, November 07, 2016
PHOTO: President Buhari Returns To Secondary School, Pictured In A Class Room In Edo State



President Buhari pictured above with students of the Samuel Ogbemudia College shortly after commissioning the school as part of his two-day visit to Edo state today November 7th.

Tuesday, November 08, 2016
FG Forced Us To Suspend 7 Judges - CJN


Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has given reasons the National Judicial Council (NJC), which he heads, suspended judges accused by the Department of State Services (DSS) of corruption and falsification of assets.

The CJN said the NJC’s action was informed by the desire of the Judiciary to preserve its independence. He said the NJC had to act because the Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Shehu Malamai SAN, had said the ministry was ready to prosecute the judges.

According to the CJN all courts were empowered to adjudicate with utmost fairness and justice as prescribed in the Constitution and the law.

Mohammed stated this yesterday during the swearing-in of Amina Augie and Ejembi Eko as justices of the Supreme Court in Abuja.

The NJC announced the suspension of the judges on Friday after initially declining to do so, arguing that there were no evidence of wrongdoing against the judges.

The judges had earlier been arrested by the DSS for allegedly receiving bribes.

“Certainly, the decision of the NJC at its last meeting reflects our desire to preserve this independence. Hence, we proclaimed to the world that any judicial officer that is standing trial will cease to perform judicial functions.

“The council took this stand following communications it received from the Attorney-General of the Federation that he was embarking on the prosecution of the affected judicial officers for the offences disclosed against them,” he said.

But, he said: “We must not forget that we operate a constitutional democracy, which clearly prescribes the powers accorded to each organ of the state.

“I therefore, wish to state without fear of contradiction that the third arm of government will remain resolute in its commitment and resolve to uphold its independence,” Mr. Mohammed said.

The CJN urged the new justices to continue to be diligent in the discharge of their duties.

“You must remain blind to personality and status, and remain the hope of all men, whether common or uncommon.

“Hence, the integrity and impartiality of our courts must not be in question or compromised.

“I am confident that with the institutions and initiatives that we have put in place, the Nigerian Judiciary will evolve to meet the high standards demanded by our citizens,” the CJN said.

Justice Eko was from the Court of Appeal in Lagos. He also served in Benue State High Court between 1989 and 2007.

The affected justices are Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro Supreme Court, the suspended Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, Justice Mohammed Ladan Tsamiya, who was picked up in Sokoto; Justice Adeniyi Ademola (Federal High Court); the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice I. A. Umezulike; Justice Kabiru Auta of Kano State High Court; Justice Muazu Pindiga (Gombe State High Court); Justice Bashir Sukola and Justice Ladan Manir from the Kaduna State High Court.

Of the nine judges, the NJC has recommended sanctions for Justice Tsamiya; the erstwhile Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice I. A. Umezulike; and Justice Kabiru Auta.