{
  "id": 10240618,
  "title": "Judiciary was better under military — Farotimi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/judiciary-was-better-under-military-farotimi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:14:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/27/judiciary-was-better-under-military-farotimi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has argued that Nigeria's judiciary was more trustworthy during military rule than it is today, stating this in a recent social media post. In his view, the judiciary has lost its previously robust integrity that marked the era of military governance. Farotimi juxtaposed the current judicial system with the period of military rule, when successive military governments were known to disregard court orders and utilize ouster clauses to prevent certain actions from being subjected to judicial review. Despite these challenges, Farotimi maintained that the military era judiciary was 'worthy of the name,' indicating that the judges maintained a certain level of institutional prestige that, in his opinion, is absent in today's system. \"When our judiciary was worthy of the name, in the heyday of the military bandits that ruled Nigeria, the rulers routinely ignored court orders and ruled with ouster clauses,\" Farotimi stated. He described the present judiciary as largely complicit, suggesting it operates under a corrupt mandate. It should be noted that Farotimi has long been a vocal proponent of judicial and institutional reform in Nigeria, consistently raising concerns about the health of democratic institutions, accountability, and the rule of law.",
  "summary": "Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, says Nigerian judiciary was better under military rule than now. Farotimi made this assertion in a statement shared on social media on Sunday, noting that the judiciary has lost the integrity it once commanded during military rule. The activist compared the current judiciary with the period of military rule, […] Judiciary was better under military…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}