NJC Raises Panels To Probe Two Chief Judges, 13 Other Judges

The National Judicial Council, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has set up 15 panels to probe two state chief justices and 13 other judges accused of misconduct, the council announced in a statement Monday.

The council took the decision after considering the reports of the two Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committees, on 46 petitions written against judicial officers in the federal and state judiciaries, a statement signed by Soji Oye, director of Information of the NJC, said. The statement, however, did not give the names of those being investigated.

But it said the council dismissed 31 petitions, 29 of which it found to be without merit.

The remaining two written against Justice J. T. Tsoho of the Federal High Court and Justice O. O. Akeredolu, Acting Chief Judge of Ondo State, were withdrawn at the instance of the petitioners.

UCJ, UNILORIN.