DSS Raid of Judges’ Houses was Illegal, Saraki Insists

Senate President Bukola Saraki had described as illegal the invasion of judges’ houses by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) last October.

He spoke at a National Dialogue on the Fight against Corruption organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), in collaboration with the Office of the Vice-President, in Abuja on Thursday.

Saraki, who was represented by Senator Chukwuka Utazii, accused PACAC of supporting the use of extra-judicial means to fight corruption.

This, he said, would make the fight against corruption unsustainable.
He said: “In the same vein, PACAC should not lend itself to supporting extra-legal actions if the fight against corruption must be sustained and ingrained in the body polity.
“A situation where PACAC speaks in favour of patently extra-legal means of law enforcement does not bode well for the rule of law.

“The end result of any action of government is as important as the process. The platforms for fighting corruption should not, themselves, be corrupt or be seen to be corrupted.

Thisday, March 3, 2017

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