The National Judicial Council has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice Gladys Olotu and Justice Ufot Inyang over alleged gross misconduct.
This was contained in a statement signed by Soji Oye, the NJC’s Acting Director of Information, and issued on Thursday in Abuja.
The NJC said that the decision to recommend the retirement of Olotu of the Federal High Court and Inyang of the FCT High Court was taken at the Council’s meeting of February 26.
The statement said that the judges were recommended to President Goodluck Jonathan for compulsory retirement from office pursuant to the outcome of the Council’s findings.
Oye said that the findings were necessitated by petitions on allegations of gross misconduct levelled against them.
“The National Judicial Council has in the exercise of its disciplinary powers under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, suspended the two judges from office with immediate effect.”
According to the statement, three other judges were issued with warning letters by the NJC on account of declining productivity.
They are Justice Dalhatu Adamu, Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division; Justice A.A. Adeleye of the Ekiti High Court; and Justice D.O. Amaechina of Anambra High Court.
The statement added: “The Council also issued warning letters to Justice Dalhatu Adamu, CFR, Presiding Justice of Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division.
“It also issued similar letters to Justice A. A. Adeleye of High Court of Justice, Ekiti, and Justice D. O. Amaechina of High Court of Justice, Anambra.”
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