The Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed 10 judges from the Imo State judiciary for falsifying their ages and fascinating in different unethical conduct.
A press release by the NJC’s Deputy Director of Data, Kemi Ogedengbe, confirmed the choice was reached in the course of the council’s 109th assembly held on June 25, 2025, and chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
In accordance with the assertion, “9 of the affected judges of the Imo State Judiciary had been discovered to have altered their dates of start of their official information to confer on themselves the undue benefit of staying longer in service.”
These indicted embody 5 judges of the Excessive Court docket — Justice M. E. Nwagboso, Justice B. C. Iheka, Justice Ok. A. Leaweanya, Justice Okereke Chinyere Ngozi, and Justice Harmless Chidi Ibeawuchi — and 4 from the Customary Court docket of Appeal — Justice Tennyson Nze, Justice Ofoha Uchenna, Justice Everyman Eleanya, and Justice Rosemond Ibe.
The Council additionally really helpful the obligatory retirement of Justice Babatunde Bakre (Ogun State Excessive Court docket) and Justice H. O. Ajayi (Kwara State Excessive Court docket). Each had been stated to have voluntarily accepted the choice.
The NJC additional took motion towards Justice Isaac J. Essien of the Nationwide Industrial Court docket, who was barred from promotion for the subsequent three years as a consequence of what the Council described as “grossly inappropriate” conduct. This consists of issuing a confiscation order on ₦1 billion belonging to the Nasarawa State Authorities regardless of a pending attraction and keep of execution.
The Council added that Justice Essien additionally used the courtroom’s official letterhead for private issues and personally visited a courtroom registry to confirm the standing of an attraction.
Different disciplinary measures had been additionally taken: Justice Rahman A. Oshodi (Lagos) obtained a warning for mishandling a case (Swimsuit No. ID/232/53C/23), Justice Daniel Okungbowa, Chief Choose of Edo State, was warned over abuse of discretion (Swimsuit No. B1/555/2020), Justice G. B. Okolosi (Delta State) obtained a remaining warning for repeated delays in delivering judgments and Justice Sa’adatu I. Mark (Federal Excessive Court docket) was cautioned for exceeding the 90-day constitutional restrict for judgment supply.
Petitions towards 4 judges — Justice A.M. Liman, Justice S.A. Amobeda, Justice Muhammad Auwal Haruna, and Justice Binta Fatima Murtala Nyako — had been dismissed as a consequence of lack of advantage or withdrawal by petitioners.
In the meantime, the NJC cleared Justice M.A. Ikpambese, Chief Choose of Benue State, of wrongdoing however resolved to report the State Lawyer-Common, Fidelis Bemsen Mnyim, to the Authorized Practitioners Disciplinary Committee for trying to improperly affect the judiciary.
A frequent petitioner, Peter N. Ekemezie, was blacklisted by the Council for submitting frivolous complaints.
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