Abuja, Oct 10, 2016 – The Presidency has reacted to the nocturnal invasion of homes and arrest of seven judges by the Department of State Security(DSS) across the federation, noting that the arrest was not an affront on the judiciary but on corruption.
In a statement, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu said the Presidency assures that the President reserves his highest respect for the institution of the judiciary as the third arm of government.
“To suggest that the government is acting outside the law in a dictatorial manner is to breach the interest of the state”, he said, adding that the President has received assurance from the DSS that ‘’all due process of the law including the possession of search and arrest warrants were obtained before the search” he said.
He said it is wrong to present the incident as confrontation between the judiciary and the executive, adding that in undertaking the task of reporting, the media should be careful about the fault lines they open.
