NJC Suspends Two Judges over Alleged Malpractice

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NJC Suspends Two Judges over Alleged Malpractice

The National Judicial Council has suspended two judges; the Acting President of Customary Court of Appeal in Imo State, Justice Francis Abosi and Justice Aliyu Liman of the Bauchi State High Court.

This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director of Information of the Council, Soji Oye, on Friday, the 24th of April, 2020.

According to the statement, the conclusion to sack the judges was taken during its 91st meeting held online on April 22, 2020, and it is required to take effect instantly.

The statement further clarified that Justice Francis Chukwuma Abosi, was proposed for compulsory retirement emerging the falsification of his date of birth from 1950 to 1958, having found out that he was deemed to have retired in November 2015 when he attained the required retirement age of 65 years.

The council also made an indication to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to subtract the salaries he had earned from November 2015 to date from his retirement benefit.

On the other hand, Justice Aliyu Liman of the Bauchi State High Court was also recommended to the state governor, Bala Mohammed for compulsory retirement, pursuant to the findings by the Council over his failure to deliver judgement in a suit between Abubakar Isa and Sheik Tahir Bauchi within the three-month period stipulated by the 1999 Constitution, having held onto the said judgement for almost four years.

Meanwhile, the council also made up a 10-man committee to come up with urgent, practical and strategic measures to be put in place in order to ensure that courts continue to function despite the lockdown and the COVID-19 challenges.

The members of the council are Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Justice John Tsoho, Justice Benedict Kanyip, Justice Ishaq Bello, Justice Kashim Zannah, Justice Oyebola Ojo, Paul Usoro, Abubakar Mahmoud, Damian Dodo, and Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour as Chairman.

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