Recently, five lowly judicial workers were found guilty of gross
misconduct. They were not only sacked, but also recommended for trial. A
newspaper report quoted a source which confirmed that the sacked workers will
in addition be “arraigned in court for
trial any moment from now. They have made useful statement to the NJC panel
which established a prima facie case against them.”
However, a Chief Judge found guilty of gross misconduct about the same time was allowed to pack his
bags and go home with all his benefits simply because, according to the
National Judiciary Council spokesperson, "Council took cognisance of the fact that he had
already voluntarily retired from service and consequently decided not to
recommend his removal from office.
"Council decided that henceforth, any similar
misconduct by any Judicial Officer in the Federation will be visited with
severe sanctions."
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