Amina Adamu Augie denounces corruption in Nigeria’s judiciary
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Former Nigerian Supreme Court judge Amina Adamu Augie says corruption among judges, lawyers and judicial staff is undermining trust in the justice system. Less than three months before the 2027 general elections, she called for the courts’ credibility to be preserved, according to Vanguard.
Amina Adamu Augie, a former judge of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, denounced corruption which, she said, is eroding public trust in the judiciary and the legal profession. She was speaking in Abuja at the 40th anniversary of the 1986 graduating class of the Nigerian Law School, according to Nigerian newspaper Vanguard.
The retired judge said corrupt practices by judges, lawyers and judicial staff were turning courts into «markets» and weakening their credibility. She warned that the judiciary must not become the body that decides Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
Benjamin Okaba, a university professor and former president of the Ijaw National Congress, supported the warning. He said corruption could affect the election through manipulation before voting, impunity on election day and unrest after the results are announced, Vanguard reports.
The comments came after a Nigerian bishop expressed doubts on 18 October about the electoral commission for 2027.
