The Senate on Tuesday ordered the Inspector General of Police (IG) ,Ahmed Baba Alkali to publish the report of the investigation into the invasion of the residence of Justice Mary Odili’s house.
The resolution of the Upper Chamber followed a point of order moved by Senator Betty Apiafi at plenary.
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Apiafi, while coming under order 42 and 52 of the Senate Standing Rules, moved a motion on the “Urgent Need to Investigate the Invasion of Justice Mrs. Odili’s Residence by Security Agents.”
The lawmaker in her motion noted that on October 29, 2021, security operatives invaded the home of the Supreme Court Judge.
She noted that Justice Mary Odili is a second most senior judicial officer in Nigeria.
She recalled that a joint panel recovery unit of the Ministry of Justice, comprising of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigerian Police and the Ministry of Justice purportedly sought for a search warrant from an FCT Magistrate after a so called whistleblower claimed to have observed illegal activities allegedly going on in a house at Imo street, Maitama.
Senator George Thompson Sekibo (PDP, Rivers East), on his part, recalled that the Port Harcourt residence of Justice Mary Odili was invaded a couple of months ago.
He said, “Several reasons were given why thugs invaded the house. I don’t want to mention the reasons, so it does not bring in controversy.
“Recently, as the motion said, the house in Abuja was also invaded. [And] then after a struggle, the security agents that invaded the place left the residence.
“They claimed to have brought a warrant from a magistrate court in Abuja.
“They claimed the Minister of Justice was aware of it. There are several claims.
“The Minister of Justice has denied and dissociated himself from that, the Chairman of EFCC has also done that.
“[And] I’ve read statements by the Inspector General of Police that he has carried some arrests and that they are investigating the matter.
“My problem is this, oftentimes, things happen and then police investigates and, in most cases, we don’t get the result of investigation.
“I pray that this investigation comes to limelight.”
Accordingly, the Senate in its resolutions condemned the invasion of the home of the second and most senior judicial officer in Nigeria, Justice Mrs. Mary Odili.
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The chamber urged the Inspector General of Police to make public the outcome of investigations.”
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