Foremost Abuja Lawyer and a Partner at Glaziers Chambers, Barrister Tunde Adejumo has demanded the names and particulars of the Judges and Magistrates involved in the allegation of Bribery and Corruption pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics.
It would be recalled that the People’s Gazette published a report where the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its corruption pattern and trend in Nigeria for 2023, ranked judges as first among collectors of cash bribes among other public officials.
Barrister Adejumo expressed that he was troubled about the report published by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics on the allegation of corruption in the judiciary as the biggest cash bribes in Nigeria.
The legal expert warned the NBS that failure to accede to his request would cast serious doubts on the report’s credibility and further undermine public trust. Barr. Adejumo urged the NBS to comply with his request within the stipulated statutory time frame and promised to seek an order from the Court to compel the release of the said information.
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