Judicial council dismisses petition against Odili, 25 others

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Judicial council dismisses petition against Odili, 25 others

The National Judicial Council has dismissed petitions against a retired Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, and 25 other judicial officers who were accused of professional misconduct in the discharge of their duties.

A statement by the NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, on Friday in Abuja explained that the petition against the judicial officers was dismissed at the council’s 102nd meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

He said the petition against Justice Odili was dismissed by the Council on the grounds that she had retired as a judicial officer, while the petition against the rest of the officers were struck out for lack of merit, lack of diligent prosecution, withdrawal, being subjudice and for the subject Judge having retired from service.

The dismissed petitions were written against Justice Mary Peter Odili, Rtd Justice of the Supreme Court, Justices A. R. Barka, James G. Abundaga, O. O. Olasumbo Goodluck, Ibrahim A. Andetur-Yangsto all of the Court of Appeal.

Others are Justices F. O. Liman, A. R. Mohammed, H. A. A. Dashen, Peter Lifu, F. O. G. Ogunbanjo, A. Lewis Allagoa, D. E. Osiagor all of the Federal High Court.

Others are Justice Theresa O. Diai, Chief Judge, Delta State, Justices S. B. Belgore, K. N. Ogbonnaya Jude Onwuegbuzie and Edward Okpe of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Others are Justices Joseph I Acha, Vesty O. Eboreime, both of High Court, Edo State, Justices Thelma Adanna Achom, Elvis A. Ngene of the Ebonyi State High Court, Hon. Justices A. B. Usman, M. M. Abubakar of Bauchi State High Court, Justice O. A. Opesanwo of the Lagos State High Court and Justice Oladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court.

The rest are Justice Gegele A. Hammed of Kwara State High Court, Justice K. N. Udobong of Akwa-Ibom State High Court, Justice B. C. Iheka, Imo State High Court, Justice M. A. Zandai High Court, Borno State, Justice Mohammed Shinkafi of Zamfara State High Court, Justice R. S. Ladoja of the Kaduna State High Court and Justice M. S. A. Mohammed of the High Court of Niger State.