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Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert

Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert

New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): The dismissal of Nigeria’s Chief Justice may constitute a grave attack on judicial independence from the State, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Monday, warning of “threats, pressures and interferences” made against the lawyers defending him.