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OKORO, John Inyang

John Inyang Okoro (born July 7, 1959) is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1] His appointment as justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria was confirmed by the Senate on October 2013.[2] He was sworn in on November 15, 2014 by Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria.[3] He was arrested by the department of state security services (DSS), on 8 October 2016 on allegations of bribery and corruption. After investigations he was exonerated and recalled as a judge of the Supreme Court.[4] He was later cleared by the DSS in December 2019 and never faced trial for the crimes he was charged with.

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