NJC suspends 3 High Court Judges, places others on watchlist

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has slammed one year suspension without pay on three Judges of the High Court in the country for various acts of judicial misconduct.

The affected judges are Hon. Justice Jane Inyang of the Court of Appeal, Uyo Division, Hon. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division and Hon. Justice Aminu Baffa Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Zamfara Division.

The Court of Appeal Justice was suspended for one year without pay having been found of breaching Rule 3 (5) of the Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers.

Specifically, Justice Jane Inyang was found to have abused his office by issuing inappropriate ex-parte orders in a case for the sale of Hon. Udeme Esset’s petrol station and other businesses at interlocutory stage of the case.

The act of judicial misconduct was said to have occurred while he presided over Suit No. FHC/UY/CS/46/2023, at the Federal High Court, Uyo Judicial Division, before his elevation to Court of Appeal.

However, Justice Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, was also placed on suspension for one year without pay.

The judge was also placed on Watch-List for five years and also barred from elevation to higher court for five years.

The complaints against Justice Ekwo arose from Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/184/2021, wherein His Lordship delivered a ruling in a pending application without hearing the parties.

He was also found to have ignored an application to set aside the proceedings of the Court conducted in the absence of the parties and proceeded to deliver a ruling in the case, an action which ran foul of Rule 3.1 and 3.3 of the 2016 Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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