Over 500 attorneys collected at the Supreme Court on Monday to reveal their displeasure of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) techniques in the event versus Yahaya Bellothe previous guv of Kogi State.
The group, called judicial guard dogs, challenged the EFCC’s actions at Bello’s home, where they tried to jail him in spite of a standing court order avoiding such an action.
The lawyers sent a petition to the National Judicial Council, highlighting the significance of the matter.
Sylvanus K. Alewu, a co-convener of the group, mentioned that Bello’s rights were broken and the judiciary was being utilized incorrectly.
The legal representatives contacted the NJC and President Bola Tinubu to step in and avoid additional neglect for court orders by the EFCC.
“The present case in between the EFCC and Gov. Yahaya is the most abhorrent of such circumstances. It is sickening that the commission will relocate to lay siege and even try to apprehend the previous guv of Kogi state regardless of being served a legitimate court order that limits them from doing so and without abandoning the stated order,” he stated.
Alewu resolved the general public, stressing the requirement for a judiciary that runs individually and is noticeably simply. He revealed issue over the unfavorable impact of particular political leaders and people on the judiciary, which had actually formerly kept its authority under difficult conditions.
He explained the EFCC’s current actions in Bello’s case as especially outright, keeping in mind the company’s defiance of a court order.
Alewu pointed out the EFCC’s credibility for combating corruption and prompted Tinubu to guarantee the EFCC appreciates court orders.
“The only succour is that the existing president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a leader who offered his all to sustain our democracy. The president, at a point, ended up being a victim of political with-hunt.
“We have actually sent petitions to the Nigerian Judicial Council and Mr. President asking that they utilize their excellent workplaces to call the EFCC to order and stop any type of abuse and disobedience of court orders,” he stated.