NJC suspends three judges, disciplines six others

The National Judicial Council (NJC) in Nigeria has taken disciplinary action against three judges for acts of misconduct, suspending them for one year without pay and barring them from elevation for three years. 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 were sanctioned for their respective transgressions.

Justice Kabir was found guilty of unlawfully detaining a litigant for 58 days without proper contempt proceedings, while Grand Kadi Salihu was sanctioned for reopening a judgment without proper authority. Justice Biambo was disciplined for issuing bench warrants and imposing fines on litigants without due process. Additionally, two other judges were warned for alleged breaches of judicial conduct.

The NJC's decision was made during its 112th meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.

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