Those who laid siege to the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili, the second-most senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, have been arrested by the Police, th Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Akali Baba, announced on Tuesday.
Baba said those arrested over the attack are currently in police custody.
The Police boss announced this in Lagos on Tuesday at the 2021 Capacity Building Workshop with the Theme: Internal security operations in a democratic dispensation.
” I had taken my time not to speak quickly because I want to appreciate the situation so if I speak, I should be able to give Nigerians the real thing that happened. For now, and to the best of my knowledge, we have been able to arrest the perpetrators and we are investigating” he said about the attack on Justice Odili’s home.
He said the police were still investigating the case to ascertain the motive behind the attack on the Justice’s residence.
This revelation come as the Supreme Court also on Tuesday said in a statement that those who carried out the attack were determined to maim or kill. Announcing that it had commenced an independent investigation, the highest court in the country also called on the IGP to investigate the matter.
Those who carried out the attack had claimed that they had court search warrants, but Justice Odili, wife of former governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, resisted the attempt to search her house.
The standoff only ended five hours later after the court that issued the warrant issued another one cancelling the orders. The Magistrate Court said it had been deceived into issuing the search warrants.
