The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up panels to probe seven judges accused of corruption.
The Council’s Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye in a statement issued Friday, however, said that petitions against 26 others, including a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili were dismissed
The Council at its meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, who doubles as the chairman of the council, said it considered reports from various investigation committees and the Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committees on petitions written against 33 judicial officers from both the appellate and the High Courts, and agreed with the recommendation of the committee that the seven judges have questions to answer.
It said: “The dismissed petitions were written against Hon. Justice Mary Peter Odili, Rtd Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justices A. R. Barka, James G. Abundaga, O. O. Olasumbo Goodluck, Ibrahim A. Andetur-Yangsto all of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justices F. O. Liman, A. R. Mohammed, H. A. A. Dashen, Peter Lifu, F. O. G. Ogunbanjo, A. Lewis Allagoa, D. E. Osiagor all of the Federal High Court.
“Others are Hon. Justice Theresa O. Diai, Chief Judge, Delta State, Hon. Justices S. B. Belgore, K. N. Ogbonnaya Jude Onwuegbuzie, Edward Okpe of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Hon. Justices Joseph I Acha, Vesty O. Eboreime, both of High Court, Edo State, Hon. Justices Thelma Adanna Achom, Elvis A. Ngene of the Ebonyi State High Court, Hon. Justices A. B. Usman, M. M. Abubakar of Bauchi State High Court, Hon. Justice O. A. Opesanwo of the Lagos State High Court, Justice Oladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court, Justice Gegele A. Hammed of Kwara State High Court, Justice K. N. Udobong of Akwa-Ibom State High Court.”
