Armed operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) have visited the residence of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili.
The operatives reportedly arrived at Mrs Odili’s Abuja residence on Friday evening with immediate efforts to break in. This was immediately and vehemently resisted.
Peter Odili, the Supreme Court jurist’s husband and former Rivers governor, has been facing corruption charges raised by the EFCC. Earlier this week, a federal judge ordered the immediate return of his international passport, saying anti-graft prosecutors have failed to substantiate grounds for continuous seizure of the politician’s passport.
Officials could not immediately say whether or not the ongoing standoff at Mrs Odili’s residence was because of her husband’s case.
The development comes five years after operatives of the State Security Service broke into the residences of over a dozen federal judges, including three of the Supreme Court at the time. Some of the judges have since died, with their family members saying their health deteriorated following the raids.
