Why some Nigerian judges escape punishment despite petitions – Ex-Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili
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Key context: <img width="1280" height="919" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7UrYlNA6.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7UrYlNA6.jpeg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7UrYlNA6-300x215.jpeg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7UrYlNA6-1024x735.jpeg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>A  former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili (Rtd) has said that lack of raw evidence in petitions filed against judges in the country has been enabling the judges to escape punishment. According to her, NJC will only punish a judge if the petitions against such judge comes with  material facts backing the […]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/02/why-some-nigerian-judges-escape-punishment-despite-petitions-ex-supreme-court-justice-mary-odili/">Why some Nigerian judges escape punishment despite petitions – Ex-Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
A former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili (Rtd) has said that lack of raw evidence in petitions filed against judges in the country has been enabling the judges to escape punishment. According to her, NJC will only punish a judge if the petitions against such judge comes with material facts backing the […] Why some Nigerian judges escape punishment despite petitions – Ex-Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili
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