{
  "id": 18187672,
  "title": "NJC suspends three judges over unlawful detention, abuse of power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/njc-suspends-three-judges-over-unlawful-detention-abuse-of-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T21:56:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/njc-suspends-three-judges-over-unlawful-detention-abuse-of-power/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Judicial Council (NJC) has taken disciplinary action against three judges for misconduct, including unlawful detention, abuse of power, and disregard for due process. 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 have been suspended for one year without pay and barred from elevation for three years. Kabir was found guilty of unlawfully detaining a litigant for 58 days without following proper contempt proceedings, while Salihu was suspended for reopening a valid judgment without proper authority. Biambo was sanctioned for ordering the arrest and imposing fines on litigants without following due process. The NJC also cautioned eight other judges and issued warning letters to three others following investigations into their handling of cases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}