If Justice Odili could be subjected to intimidation tactics, how can the long-suffering ordinary citizens expect their sad fate to improve anytime soon? …” The forum condemned all forms of intimidation of citizens by the government or its agents, adding: “Normally a highly placed individual as the Justice of the Supreme Court should be able to enjoy the maximum security necessary to discharge her responsibilities effectively and fearlessly. “We are not fooled by public statements by some government officials which may be intended to distance them from the suspected culprits and afford such officials or their agents plausible deniability in this incident.” The incident presents it with another opportunity to address the flagrant abuse of the rule of law and to reassure the country that it is willing and able to stop the slide to lawlessness in Nigeria. It added: “The Federal Government has denied authorising this lawless act.
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