One of the arrested judges under probe by the Department of State Services (DSS) for collecting bribe was reported to have stuffed part of the cash in dollars in his shoes while he walked barefooted to his vehicle.
According to a senator, the judge had demanded the sum of N50 million from him to influence a case which he ended up paying the sum of N30 million for.
The senator further alleged that the N30 million was delivered to the Court of Appeal Justice in dollars but the case was ruled against him because he could not come up with the remaining N20 million.
A source told The Nation: “The senator told us that the judge asked for N50million but he could only pay N30million and lost the case for not meeting up with the balance.
“He said when the judge came at night to collect the bribe, he stuffed every available space and went to a ridiculous extent of stuffing some of the money in his shoes. The judge then decided to walk barefooted to his car.
“We have the complaint against the judge and the senator is ready to testify because the judge did not refund the N30million to date. The government is going to see to the logical conclusion of this case against the judge.”
The source, when asked to reveal the identity of the judge in question said: “The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), disclosed the name of the justice at a session with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to underscore why the bench must be rid of bad eggs. The NBA has been briefed, let them also talk.
“This is to show that the government is transparent about the whole process. It is not a witch-hunt at all.”