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The National Judicial Council launched an investigation into 18 judges in the judiciary of the Imo State for the accusations of falsification of age, in a development that raises new concerns about integrity and transparency within the Nigeria judicial system.
The NJC, in a declaration of Thursday by his deputy director of information, Kemi Ogenengbe, confirmed that the accusations were treated with the utmost severity and were currently being reviewed.
“The accusations of this nature require a detailed investigation before any action can be undertaken,” said Ogedengbe.
“The NJC is investigating the accusations and could make a decision by the end of the month. For now, we cannot act without completing our investigations. The Council will convene and make decisions about it.”
The investigation follows a petition presented by a group of civil society, the platform for the involvement of civil society, which described the matter as an “violation unprecedented with judicial integrity”.
The group stated that the judges deliberately manipulated their birth registers to prolong their mandate or obtain appointments within the judiciary.
In a letter addressed to the President of the NJC and the Supreme Judge of Nigeria, the judge Kudirat Kekere-Eekun, the platform mentioned discrepancies in the official documents of the judges, including the registration forms of the legal school, the reports of the Department of State Services and Nominal Rolls.
The petition, signed by the director of the investigations of the CSEP, the companion Ndubuisi Onyemaechi, included those that described as convincing documentary tests marked from 001 to 018.
Among those appointed in the petition there is the judge Io Agudugua, who according to what reported has two different dates of birth – on May 10, 1959 and 10 May 1960 – and is also facing separate accusations of bad conduct.
Judge Ca Ononeze-Madu is assumed that he has birth documents that declare both on 7 July 1963 and 7 July 1965, while the judge Me Nwagibaoso is accused of presenting birth dates in conflict, on August 20, 1952 and 20 August 1962.
According to reports, the remaining 15 judges also have variable inconsistencies in their personal data, a revelation that intensified public control of the judiciary’s responsibility mechanisms.
The NJC, which is constitutionally authorized to regulate the bailiffs, should soon meet to deliberate on the results of its investigation and undertake the appropriate disciplinary actions where necessary.
The development that takes place comes among the growing requests for institutional reforms to restore public trust in the judiciary and strengthen ethical standards on all government weapons.
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