Buhari Secretly Identifying Fearless Judges To Nail Big Thieves

Buhari Secretly Identifying Fearless Judges To Nail Big Thieves

President Muhammadu Buhari has quietly commenced the process of identifying fearless and courageous judges who will be saddled with the responsibility of prosecuting persons who have been found to have stolen Nigeria's resources.

“We do not need to entertain any fear that the prosecution of corruption-related cases will not be fast enough because many of our courts are already weighed down by many cases.
“The truth of the matter is that not all judges will be considered to take up the cases of those who have stolen our commonwealth for their personal enjoyment...
“As a matter of fact, one of the assignments the President gave the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption led by Prof. Sagay is to identify fearless and courageous judges that will handle the cases.
“The idea is to ensure that the judges who will handle the cases will not be just any judges. They must be those who will expedite actions on the cases and discharge their duties with courage.
“You can see that with this development, the issue of special courts for corruption cases may not come. It is about special judges.”


A credible Presidency source made these revelations to PUNCH.


Recalled that Buhari had while granting audience to members of the National Peace Committee led by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday disclosed that the prosecution of the indicted persons would commence in a matter of weeks.

“Those who have stolen the national wealth will be in court in a matter of weeks and Nigerians will know those who have short-changed them,” the President had told his guests.