Taking into consideration the reports of N2 billion bribery allegations against him, a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Abdulkadir Kafarati, yesterday declined to give judgment in the case of enforcement of fundamental human rights instituted before him by Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
The Judge specifically disclosed that he declined to go further on the case because an online medium made a wild allegation against him with respect to the case.
Justice Kafarati told lawyers in the matter that the online medium had, in its publication, alleged that he was compromised to the tune of N2 billion by Saraki to give judgment in his favour.
“In the instance case, I am already caught in between two devils because any attempt to give the judgment in this matter, even though it is ready for today, but, the attempt can be used by the wicked people to justify their malicious publication against my person. In view of this grievous allegation, even though my judgment in the matter is ready, I have no option than to disqualify myself from proceeding to deliver the judgment, because the malicious publication had already polluted the minds of the general publication”.
The judge said: “So, I, hereby, disqualify myself from this case and the case file shall be returned to the Chief Judge, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for possible re- assignment to another Judge”.
Wait a minute! Judge, are you telling me, a veteran JUDGE of your stand have not run into this kind of PROFESSIONAL HAILSTORM before?
Long as your heart is clear and your mind is pure, why would you succumb to this kind of threat? If they have any IOTA of EVIDENCE, let them bring it or forever shut the front door. That’s how it’s done back here.You can’t let them pusch you round or break and RUN,for what?