TITLE OF THE ARTICLE: The Recent Raid on the Residence of Some Judicial Officers in Nigeria and Their Arrest: Matters Arising
AUTHORS:
Ugochukwu Charles Kanu, Lecturer, Nigerian Law School Lagos Campus.
Okanyi Don Onuora Lecturer, Nigerian Law School Enugu Campus.
ABSTRACT:
The nation awoke to the deafening sound and news of the unprecedented arrest, search and detention of some judicial officers in Nigeria courtesy of an alleged ‘sting operation’ conducted by the Department of State Security Service on the wee hours of the night of 8th October 2016 across the country in relation to allegations of corruption. This write-up aims to x-ray the legality and/or otherwise of the actions of law enforcement officers in Nigeria and their powers in relation to searches and arrest based on the extant provisions of our laws as it relates to criminal justice administration, particularly with a view to establishing the extent to which such actions conform with the requirements of the rule of law. It is our finding in this work that despite the uproar that trailed the sting operation; the raid on the residence of some judicial officers in Nigeria and their arrest was legal.