Corruption: EFCC quizzes 10 federal high court judges

    
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have interrogated 10 judges of the Federal High Court in connection with allegations of alleged corrupt practices.
An operative of the commission who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity said more judges had been invited for interrogation by the commission next week.
As of the time of filing this story, operatives of the commission were expecting a prominent judicial official for allegedly demanding N10m bribe from a retired officer of the Nigerian Customs Service.
“The commission has commenced the interrogation of some judges of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Not less than 10 of the judges have been quizzed while more are still being expected,” the source said.
Investigations revealed that the 10 judges were interrogated within the week by operatives of the Investigations and Special Operations Division of the EFCC.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed ongoing investigation by the commission into alleged corruption in the judiciary during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
However, the EFCC spokesman refused to disclose the identities of the judicial officers and the number of judges who had been grilled by operatives of the commission.
He said it would be premature to release the identities and the number of judicial officers who had been interrogated so far for alleged corruption by the anti-graft agency.