Niger State Judicial Service Commission NJSC has dismissed from service the Magistrate Court Judge of Salka in Magama local government council of the state,Mohammed Bako Iya over gross misconduct and abuse of Judicial power.
Secretary of the commission,Abdulrahman Ahmed Garafini said this at a press briefing in Minna.
Ahmed Garafini further explained that the Commission has announced the demotion by one grade level of two sharia court judges to include Abdullahi Nasiru the Sharia Judge of Kotun Bola Minna and his colleague in Badeggi, Mohammed Baba Enagi for misconduct and abuse of office.
Similarly he said they are also to serve a tutelage of one year in other courts.
The NJSC secretary noted that the decisions of the commission were taken at its one hundred and thirty sixth meeting this month after consideration the recommendations by committees set up to investigate petitions against the judges.
According to him out of seven petitions, three were against the dismissed judge, adding that two were sufficiently proved by the petitioners.
He however added that the report and recommendations of the Justice Mohammed Mohammed led committee also indicted Mohammed Bako for practically jettisoned his call as a judicial officer by representing and shielding a suspect, Saba Idris from arrest by police and court.
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