DISTURBed by the spate of conflicting orders trailing the ongoing emirship tussle Kano, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court, Justice Dije Aboki for an emergency meeting.
•NBA demands probe of Judges, lawyers for misconductABUJA—
“There is strong indication that the National Judicial Council will conduct an emergency meeting next week where the subject Judges are likely to be invited and subjected to serious investigations.”On its part, the NBA decried the conduct of counsel and the Courts in the handling of the proceedings which culminated in the orders issued by the FHC, the KSHC and demanded the immediate probe of both judges and the lawyers involved in the cases that occasioned the conflicting court orders.
“This is a subject that has been sufficiently dealt with by legislation and case law, leaving no one confused about the jurisprudence on the subject – both procedural and substantive. “The NBA on the other hand will investigate the conduct of the counsel involved in these cases and shall not hesitate to commence disciplinary action against them before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, should there be any finding of alleged professional misconduct against them.
“Sheikh Othman DanFodiyo was reported to have said – ‘a people can exist without religion but they cannot exist without justice.’ “We must therefore bring erring members of the profession to book to regain the respect we must have to lead Nigeria to its pride of place in the comity of nations.”Meanwhile, Governor Abba Yusuf of the state has banned public demonstrations and ordered the security agencies to arrest and prosecute any defaulters.
“We are privy to credible intelligence indicating that certain prominent figures from the opposition party in Kano have devised plans to sponsor student associations and political agitators from other northwestern states to incite chaos under the guise of advocating the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.
The statement reads: “CP Gumel Calls on Kano State residents to remain patriotic and obey the Kano State Government order which was issued this Morning 29/05/2024 that put ban on all forms of unlawful gatherings, protests or processions. “On this note, the CP calls on the law-abiding people of the State to remain patriotic, obey the Kano State Government order, maintain calmness and avoid any other form of unlawful activities that may trigger violence as joint security forces have been dispatched to strategic locations to safeguard the peace and order throughout the State.
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