SSS Releases Detained Judges

The State Security Service on Monday released all the judges arrested during a nationwide anti-corruption sweep between Friday and Saturday, Premium Times reports.

The SSS had between Friday Night and early Saturday conducted what it described as a “sting operation,” which culminated in the arrest of seven judges across six states.

Supreme Court judges, Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta, were arrested in Abuja. Federal High Court judges, Adeniyi Ademola and Mohammed Tsamiya, were also arrested in Abuja.

Others arrested included Kabir Auta, Kano; Muazu Pindiga, Gombe; and Innocent Umezulike in Enugu.