NJC suspends three judges for one year over misconduct, bars them from promotion
- ✦The NJC also approved the issuance of warning letters to three judges following investigations into petitions concerning their conduct of judicial proceedings.
- Channels TV reports that the affected judicial officers suspended for one year include 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.
- The report further mentioned that the Council also cautioned Justice Kayode Agunloye of the FCT High Court over his handling of post-judgment garnishee proceedings in a suit involving First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
- The NJC also approved the issuance of warning letters to three judges following investigations into petitions concerning their conduct of judicial proceedings.
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has suspended three judicial officers for one year without pay and issued cautions t
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Channels TV reports that the affected judicial officers suspended for one year include 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.
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The report further mentioned that the Council also cautioned Justice Kayode Agunloye of the FCT High Court over his handling of post-judgment garnishee proceedings in a suit involving First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
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The decisions were reached at the Council’s 112th meeting, held on November 3, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
