Nigeria Senate has vowed to probe of corruption allegations levied against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad by the Justices of the Supreme court.
Gatekeepers News reports that the legislature at the upper chamber on Tuesday noted that Justice Muhammad’s resignation will not stop his probe.
This resolution of the Senate followed a motion by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.
Bamidele’s motion was titled, “Matter of urgent public importance on the state of affairs in the Supreme Court of Nigeria and demand by Justices of the court, pursuant to rules 41 and 51 of the Senate Standing Orders, 2022 (as amended).”
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