The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted four probe panels to investigate 27 High Court judges in the country over various alleged judicial misconduct brought against them.
This is as the Council issued letter of advice to Justice O. M. Olagunju of Oyo State High Court to be circumspect as a Judicial Officer before acting, even in the most challenging situation.
Justice Olagunju was said to have used uncouch language in a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, challenging the Council’s decision and its policy direction on appointment of the President Court of the Customary Court of Appeal, Oyo State.
At its 106th meeting presided over by the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, NJC considered the report of its Preliminary Complaints Assessment Committee on 22 petitions written against 27 Judicial Officers of the Federal and State High Courts.
