Once again Nigeria's Judiciary is under the spotlight and again not for a good reason. Previously, the controversy was stirred as a result of a UK court finding the former Governor of Delta State, Ibori, guilty of money laundering. A charge which the Nigerian Courts had absolved him of.
Presently, the Judiciary is again being drawn into ill-regard and this time by the US Department of State. The US-DOS has described the Nigerian Judiciary as corrupt, saying that it is easily influenced. It cited the fact that only 4 out of the 26 prominent public officials arraigned by the EFCC had been convicted. The other 22 were granted bail. Talk about impunity!
The US-DOS also stated some well known facts like the wonderful states of our prisons which have no facilities whatsoever, the amazingly wonderful ability of our prisons to hold more than its capacity of prisoners and the unlawful arrest and detention of Nigerians. Allow me to clarify the last few words for the US-DOS: the unlawful arrest and detenion of innocent and POOR Nigerians.
As always there will be talk and more talk and then the issue will be swept under the bulging mat and collective amnesia will grip those who are in a position to do anything about this issue.
God help Nigeria!
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