The National Judicial Council, NJC, has set up a probe panel to investigate three High Court Judges who issued conflicting ex-parte orders on the same subject matter.
Soji Oye, the Director of Information, Supreme Court, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
The names of the three Judges and areas of jurisdiction were however not disclosed in the statement.
“Council also considered the reports of its Investigation Committee and decided to issue a warning letter to Justice Sobere Biambo of High Court of Rivers State for descending into the Arena of conflict in a matrimonial Suit No: OHC/IMC/2018.
“Council at its plenary considered the reports of the two Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committees (PCAC) on the petitions written against 18 Judicial Officers and on the recommendation of the Committee.
“Council, however, dismissed the petitions written against Justices Inyang Ekwo and Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, O. O. Ogunjobi, S. B. A. Candide-Johnson and S. A. Onigbanjo of High Court of Lagos State, Justices Chiwendu Nwogu, S. C. Amadi and A. U. Kingsley Chuku, for either lacking in merit, subjudice or statute barred.
The NJC, however, decided not to consider the petition written against Justice Ishaq Bello as he had already retired from the service.
The Notifications of retirement of 22 Judges of the Federal and State High Courts and Notifications of death of three Judges of States were also considered by the NJC plenary.
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