Musa Aliyu, ICPC chair
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged lawyers to stop writing “frivolous” petitions against judges and personnel of anti-corruption agencies.
Musa Aliyu, ICPC chairman, spoke on Monday when members of the national litigation committee (NLT) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) visited him in Abuja.
Aliyu said unnecessary petitions against judges and officers discourage those who are “working hard” to fight corruption in the country.
“Writing unnecessary petitions against officers of the commission and judges without concrete justification is not proper, as we are all colleagues and partners in the fight against corruption,” he said.
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Aliyu said appropriate professional measures should be explored in resolving issues arising between lawyers and anti-corruption officers in the course of investigations and litigations.
He asked the NBA to always draw the attention of the commission to any issue involving their operation.
“In ICPC, there is no harassment of lawyers. We ensure that the rights of lawyers are protected, and also the rights of our officers in the cause of their duties,” he added.
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“We at ICPC, we try our best to see that we protect the rights of suspects and their lawyers.
“Since I came in here as the Chairman, I have not received any complaint of lawyers being harassed by the officers of the commission.”
Earlier, Vincent Otaokpokpu, chairman of the NBA committee, said the visit is to brief him about the responsibilities of the committee
Otaokpokpu said the committee was inaugurated by the current leadership of the NBA to protect the rights of the lawyers while doing their jobs
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