CJN warns lawyers, litigants against forged court documents as S’Court launches digital filing system

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned that lawyers and litigants who upload forged, altered, or unauthorised documents to the Supreme Court’s new electronic case management platform will face legal, regulatory, and disciplinary sanctions, as she disclosed that the apex court is currently reviewing pending appeals and registry records to root out irregularities.
The warning came as the CJN formally launched the Nigerian Case Management System (NCMS) in Abuja yesterday, alongside new Practice Directions making the electronic upload of court processes and appeal records mandatory.
She described the reform as a step toward a fully...