CUPP condemns invasion of Justice Odili’s Abuja residence

The coalition of registered political parties under the umbrella of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has condemned Friday’s invasion of the Abuja residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, by armed security agents, describing it as “ungodly and illegal invasion in its entirety”

In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Opposition Coalition Spokesperson, Comrade Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere , the coalition lamented that it received the news of the invasion with great shock, and more so that nobody has been identified or arrested over the ugly incident.

According to the statement, “as opposition political parties, we condemn this ungodly and illegal invasion in its entirety.

“Despite its denial, we see the handwriting of the Federal Government clearly on this provocative action of the security agents which was an affront on another arm of government, the judiciary

“We know, based on past experiences, that the invasion was conceived and orchestrated by the Federal Government to plant incriminating materials in the house of the respected apex court’s justice with a view to having a reason to arrest and keep her behind the bar.

“With the development, the CUPP says the executive arm of government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has again taken its executive recklessness to a new and disturbing height

“All lovers of democracy and friends of Nigeria must be concerned about this development which was meant to put fear in the mind of justices, therefore pocketing the judiciary so that the Federal Government can continue with its lawless, provocative and arbitrary actions without the checks and balances that are supposed to be provided by the other arms of government.

“The CUPP, therefore, calls on the Federal Government to restrain from further plunging the country into a state of lawlessness by its action.

“Opposition political parties also call on stakeholders in the nation’s temple of justice not to bow to any” form of intimidation from the Federal Government, security agencies or any other persons or bodies for that matter.

“They should continue to carry out their roles as the last hope of the common man without fear or favour.”

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