From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Kano State Judicial Service Commission (KJSC) has recalled two Sharia Court judges and one magistrate from judicial functions while directing two court registrars to proceed on compulsory retirement.
A statement by the spokesman of the Kano State Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim, yesterday, disclosed that the state Judiciary Public Complaint Committee (JPCC) investigated two petitions filed against Nasir Ado, and was satisfied that the magistrate conducted proceedings without record.
He added that a Sharia Court judge, Yusuf Kawu, was found guilty of using his judicial position to release a convict, who was sentenced by another Alkali to 12 calendar months without option of fine.
“The commission found the actions of the Alkali as unlawful and his defence untenable, and consequently recalled him from judicial functions indefinitely.”
The statement added that Salisu Adamu Nayola, the finance registrar of Kiru Sharia Court, was found guilty of collecting money from families of deceased’s persons before processing their inheritance and entitlements and was directed to proceed on immediate compulsory leave. It was confirmed that Nayola was in cohort with Alkali Abdulmuminu Nuhu who was complacent in the acts of collecting bribes by the registrar.”
Also to proceed on immediate compulsory retirement is Shamsu Abbas, a court registrar, who was found to have assumed an adjudicative role by releasing a suspect on bail without the case being officially assigned to any court while ordering the suspect to make financial restitution related to the alleged crime.
The statement explained that the commission issued a strong warning to Alkali Abubakar Abdullahi of the Sharia Court, Takai, following confirmation that he presided over an estate distribution case located outside his jurisdiction in Sabo Garba Housing Estate, Kabuga and Dorayi Kwanar Makabarta.