By Jelili Gbadamosi
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has imposed a one-year suspension without pay on three judicial officers over allegations of misconduct.
The affected officers are Justice Hannatu Mohammed Kabir of the Nasarawa State High Court, Grand Kadi Mohammed Sani Salihu of the Jigawa State Sharia Court of Appeal, and Justice Sobere Biambo of the Rivers State High Court.
The disciplinary measures were approved during the Council’s 112th meeting in Abuja.
Beyond the suspension, the NJC barred Justice Kabir from elevation for three years. Justice Biambo was also handed a three-year promotion ban for issuing bench warrants and imposing fines on litigants in a civil matter without following due process.
The Council also issued warning letters to three judicial officers and cautioned eight others over various disciplinary concerns.
In a related development, the NJC directed the Imo State Judicial Service Commission to include the state’s Acting Chief Judge, Justice Ijeoma Agugua, among candidates to be interviewed for the substantive Chief Judge position.
The Council further recommended 28 candidates for appointment as judicial officers.
