Suspects arrested over Justice Mary Odili’s Abuja residence invasion

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday, November 10, paraded fourteen suspects in connection with the invasion of the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili of the Supreme Court, TopNaija.ng reports.

Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba who paraded the suspects at Force Criminal Investigations Department, said a fake Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP Lawrence Ajojo) and seven others who are still at large conspired to raid the residence following information that the Supreme Court Justice was keeping a large sum of money in foreign currencies.

The suspects also include an ex-staff of Thisday Newspaper Stanley Nkwazema; bankers, lawyers, ‘Islamic prayer warrior’ and herbalist.

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Recall that scores of security operatives had invaded the residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili’s Maitama residence on the grounds of alleged tip-off by a whistleblower, one Aliyu Umar, who claimed to have observed suspicious activities at the Supreme Court Justice’s residence

Consequently, an order by Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna, was said to have approved the search warrant by a body identified as the Joint Panel Recovery unit in the Ministry of Justice, on October 29, 2021, leading to the invasion of Justice Odili’s home.

The magistrate later revoked the order, saying he was misled while the Police and other security agencies also said they were not aware of the raid.