Judicial Misconduct: NJC suspends 3 judges, places 6 on watchlist

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended three judges for one year over alleged judicial misconduct, with two of them also barred from promotion for three years.

The Council, which took the decision at its 112th meeting held on November 3 under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, also placed six other judges on its watchlist and issued them a warning.
A late-night statement by the Deputy Director (Information) at the NJC, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, further revealed that, aside from dismissing 24 petitions that levelled sundry allegations against judges across the federation, the Council approved the ap...