Dije Aboki, Kano State chief justice.
One Jamilu Ibrahim, a registrar in the Shari’a court in Kano State, has bagged suspension by the State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for allegedly receiving funds from a writ of possession fraudulently obtained to sell two plots of land.
In a statement on Friday, Baba Ibrahim, spokesperson of the Kano State judiciary, said the investigative committee set up by the JSC to probe the petition against Ibrahim and others found the accused persons liable for their actions.
The committee recommended that Ibrahim should be dismissed from service.
Jibo said the commission took the disciplinary action at its 75th meeting held on September 12, adding that Ibrahim had been suspended indefinitely without pay, pending the outcome of his trial before a magistrate’s court.
The JSC spokesperson also said one Zubairu Sulaiman, the registrar of the Upper Sharia Court, was found to have received N1 million into his account as a commission from the sale of the two plots of land.
Added Jibo: “The Judicial Service Commission, acting upon the recommendation of the investigative committee, has suspended Zubairu Sulaiman for four months without pay.
“The Commission remains resolute in applying appropriate sanctions against any erring staff, particularly those entrusted with judicial responsibilities, to safeguard the integrity and accountability of the judiciary and uphold public confidence”.
