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The Rivers State caucus in the National Assembly (NASS) has condemned the attack on the residence of Dr. Peter Odili and his wife, Justice Mary Odili.
The National Assembly Caucus accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) to have sponsored thugs to carry out the attack following the judgment of the Supreme Court in the Bayelsa governorship election appeal.
In a statement signed by Senator George Thompson Sekibo and Reps Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, the NASS Rivers State caucus also condemned the silence of the Federal Governrnent and security agencies over the attack.
They described the attack as an audacious act of primitivism and grave threat, alleging that the placard-carrying thugs invaded the privacy of the Odilis and erected barricades against their residence for no other reason than that Justice Mary Odili participated in the Bayelsa governorship appeal as one among a five-man panel which heard the appeal and reached a unanimous decision that grates with the APC.
“This latest wanton shamelessness constitutes a new dimension in the continuing assault against the judiciary and, once again, underlines Nigeria’s inexorable degeneration and descent into rapid lawlessness.
“We recall that in 2015 Rivers State was the victim of unfavourable judicial decisions where, in literally one fell swoop, 15 out its 16 rnembers of the National Assembly were sacked. Painful as the decisions were, there was no recourse to self-help or threat of violence against any of the Justices who sat on the appeals.
“We would like to point out that Justice Mary Odili who has been inexplicably and unfairly targeted since the Bayelsa governorship decision, was a member of other panels of the Supreme Court which gave judgment in favour of at least three APC governors who are in office today.
“Finally, we call on Nigerians and the international community to note this egregious assault on the dignity and office of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and hold agents of the All Progressives Congress and their backers responsible should any harm befall Justice Mary Odili or any member of her family,” the statement read.