The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed petitions written against a retired Supreme Court Justice, Mary Ekaego Peter Odili, and 25 other
judicial officers in the country who were accused of professional misconduct in the discharge of their duties.
A statement by the NJC’s Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye on Friday in Abuja explained that the petition against the judicial officers was dismissed at a meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria , Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Others are Justice Theresa O. Diai, Chief Judge, Delta State, Hon. Justices S. B. Belgore, K. N. Ogbonnaya Jude Onwuegbuzie and Edward Okpe of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
At the meeting, the NJC came up with a policy barring judicial officers from switching from the High Court of Justice to the Customary Court of Appeal and vice versa.
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