The National Judicial Council has resolved to issue warning letters to Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court; Justice G. B. Brikins-Okolosi of the Delta State High Court and Justice Amina Shehu of the Yobe State High Court

The trio were found guilty of different degrees of misconduct, during the 105th plenary meeting of the council, held between May 15 and 16, 2024; under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, dated May 16, 2024, and sighted by PUNCH Online on Friday, May 17, 2024.

Ekwo and Brikins-Okolosi were barred from elevation to a higher Bench for two years and three years, respectively.

The statement noted that Ekwo is “warned for abuse of discretionary power of a judge by wrongly granting an ex parte order in suit no. FHC/ABJ/C/626/2023 Juliet Ebere Nwadi Gbaka & 2 Ors V Seplat Energy Plc & 12 Ors,

“The Hon. Judge is also barred from being elevated to a higher Bench for two years.

“Hon. Justice G. B. Brikins-Okolosi of Delta State High Court is also issued a warning for failure to deliver judgment within the stipulated period in Joseph Anene Okafor Vs Skye Bank, suit no. A/94/2010 after parties had filed and adopted their final Written Addresses.”

Brikins-Okolosi “will also not be elevated to a higher Bench for a period of three years,” the statement noted.

For Shehu, the council cautioned him “for issuing Writ of Possession Conferring Title on the Defendant in suit no. YBS/HC/NNR/1cv/2020 when there was no subsisting judgment of any court to enable His Lordship issue the Writ.”

The NJC also recommended two reports written against judges of the Federal and State High Courts for further investigation.

“Council at the meeting considered two Reports of its two Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committees that filtered 35 petitions written against Judges of the Federal and State High Courts and decided to empanel eight Committees to further investigate the petitions that were found meritorious by the Committees,” the statement added.

Furthermore, the council dismissed petitions against several judges “for lack of merit, evidence of misconduct, subjudice or that they were matters that could be appealed.”

The dismissed petitions were against Justices A. M. Liman, A. A. Okeke, D. E. Osiagor (Federal High Court); Justices S. B. Belgore, and Bello Kawu (High Court of the Federal Capital Territory), among others.

“The Council deliberated on the notification of retirements of three Judicial Officers including that of the Chief Justice of Nigeria Hon Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON and notification of death of three Judges of the Federal and State Courts,” the statement concluded.

Jlow2:
If justice monica of court appeal is not on the list then it’s not complete, with what she did in plateau state pdp house of assembly and National Assembly members, but Supreme Court could only rescue the governor

Jlow2:
If justice monica of court appeal is not on the list then it’s not complete, with what she did in plateau state pdp house of assembly and National Assembly members, but Supreme Court could only rescue the governor

Jlow2:
If justice monica of court appeal is not on the list then it’s not complete, with what she did in plateau state pdp house of assembly and National Assembly members, but Supreme Court could only rescue the governor

Emyzoloye5:


When Monica is a principal member of the NJC..dey play


By the way, congrats to the incoming female CJN, kekere ekun, Another Tinubu's puppet

Kukutente23:

Have we had a southern female CJN before?

Emyzoloye5:
By the way, congrats to the incoming female CJN, kekere ekun, Another Tinubu's puppet

fergie001:

We have never had a female CJN before.... By August hopefully, Kekere-Ekun will be the first.

eweqwatr:

Who was Goodluck Jonathan's female CJN from the north? Mariam Mukhtar not a female?

Racoon:
Well said sir. Monica ought to have been punish and that Okoro of a judge in the supreme Court. Imagine they were jesting and laughing while giving judgement.

fergie001:

We have never had a Southern female CJN before.... By August hopefully, Kekere-Ekun will be the first.


Kekere-Ekun as CJN will be walking on thorns.... loyal to Tinubu who nominated her to the Appeal Court in 2004 but her husband is an avowed loyalist to Atiku's.

He was Atiku's pick for CBN Gov in 2004 until Andy Uba played a fast one to persuade OBJ to pick Soludo. Her husband was MD of Habib Bank, thanks to Atiku.

She also voluntarily opted out of the Supreme Court Presidential Panel, but she is bold and good.

Cyberterror:
Judge Inyang Ekwo has been a judicial rascal for so many years. It is strange that the NJC took so long to punish him.

Cyberterror:
Judge Inyang Ekwo has been a judicial rascal for so many years. It is strange that the NJC took so long to punish him.

Racoon:
Well said sir. Monica ought to have been punish and that Okoro of a judge in the supreme Court. Imagine they were jesting and laughing while giving judgement.

Jlow2:
If justice monica of court appeal is not on the list then it’s not complete, with what she did in plateau state pdp house of assembly and National Assembly members, but Supreme Court could only rescue the governor

Emyzoloye5:


When Monica is a principal member of the NJC..dey play


By the way, congrats to the incoming female CJN, kekere ekun, Another Tinubu's puppet

Emyzoloye5:


When Monica is a principal member of the NJC..dey play


By the way, congrats to the incoming female CJN, kekere ekun, Another Tinubu's puppet