By Isiaka Mustapha
These are are indeed turbulent moments for the family and close associates of the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, because her whereabouts and safety could not be ascertained following the alleged unlawful invasion of her Abuja family residence by security operatives on Friday.
Competent sources disclosed how Justice Odili’s family residence at lmo Rivers Street in Maitama, Abuja, was raided by fully armed plain-clothed security men for undisclosed reasons at about 5pm on Friday, October 29.
Security operatives guarding the house who demanded court order for the action and attempted to resist the incursion were said to have been overpowered by the furious invading security operatives
The invading armed security operatives insisted on laying siege around the house waiting for the occupants of the house to surrender so they could take over the house.
Meanwhile, a public statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, said it did not carry out any operation in Justice Odili’s home.
Eye witness account confirmed the presence of a joint military squad comprising soldiers and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) who identified themselves as members of a joint task force.
A statement from the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren had read, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to claims in a section of the media that operatives of the commission today, October 29, 2021 stormed the Maitama, Abuja home of a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, purportedly to execute a search.
“The commission by this statement wishes to inform the public that the report is false as it did not carry out any operation at the home of Justice Odili.
“If there was any such operation as claimed by the media, it was not carried out by the EFCC. The commission enjoins the public to discountenance the report.”