Alex Enumah in Abuja
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Justice Shu’aibu Talba, and a judge of the Osun State High Court, Justice Abdulkareem Abdulrasaq, over alleged age falsification.
The decision for the immediate retirement of the judicial officers was taken at the 93rd meeting of the NJC, which held virtually on December 16, 2020.
However, the body also at the same meeting recommended the appointment of 69 other judicial officers to enhance justice delivery in the country.
A statement by the Director, Information at the NJC, Mr. Soji Oye, noted that Talba was recommended for compulsory retirement following an investigation into a petition against him by one Malam Zakar Adamu, Chairman of the Movement for Justice in Nigeria.
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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended the Grand Kadi of the Yobe State Sharia Court, Justice Shu’aibu Talba and Justice Abdulkareem of the Osun State High Court over allegations of age falsification.
The Street Journal in August reported how a petition was filed against the Grand Kadi by one Malam Zakar Adamu, the Chairman of Movement for Justice in Nigeria, alleging that Justice Talba falsified his age on two occasions, from February 1, 1955, to August 27, 1955, and finally to December 30, 1959, to escape retirement. This newspaper also shared the salaries and allowances the Grand Kadi has been receiving.
The NJC, in its virtual sitting held on December 16, 2020, said it found merit in the petition filed against Grand Kadi Talba, therefore, recommended his compulsory retirement to the state governor, Mai Mala Buni, as well as, the deduction of all salaries he received since the date he was supposed to retire (February 2020).