DSS Releases Detained Judges

The State Security Service SSS has released all the judges arrested and detained in Abuja and six other states over the weekend. According to Premium Times, all the seven judges were released on self-recognition. A source at SSS said

“They were all released on bail yesterday(Sunday) on self recognition. They reported this morning (Monday) and they have all gone back home. They will be coming back tomorrow. And everything went very procedurally well and civil.
They were released on bail on self recognition based on the fact that given their standing in the society, they cannot run away. They were instructed that they should come back today by 10am. They did report for investigation this morning and they have gone back home. And the investigation continues and preparation to charge them to court continued. Also, action was sequel to lack of cooperation by National Judicial Council. Such as refusal by the NJC to allow the affected persons to be questioned by the DSS. Investigation started some seven months ago, precisely in April 2016”‎he said

The judges were arrested over their alleged involvement in corrupt practices.