The Department of State Service (DSS) has released the seven judges it arrested Friday and Saturday on administrative on self-recognisance. The DSS in a statement in Abuja confirmed that the judges were released on bail Sunday.

“The judges reported on Monday and they have all gone back home. They will be coming back on Tuesday and everything went very procedurally well and civil.

“They were released on bail on self-recognisance based on the fact that given their standing in the society, they cannot run away,” the Service said.

According to the DSS the judges were told to report on Monday at 10 a.m and  they did report for investigation this (Monday) morning and they had gone back home. The investigation of corruption against the judges continues as well as preparation to charge them to court, it said.

The service blamed the arrest of the top judicial officers on National Judicial Council not releasing the judges for interrogation.

“The action was sequel to lack of cooperation by the National Judicial Council such as refusal by the NJC to allow the affected persons to be questioned by the DSS.

“Investigation started some seven months ago, precisely in April 2016,” the DSS noted.