Court officials suspended for drug trafficking, forgery, stealing; indolent Sharia judge gets warning

JSC approved the interim suspension of a principal registrar, Saifuddeen Mukhtar Abdullahi, over alleged criminal misappropriation of cooperative investment funds.

Nigerian court registrar caught forging bailiff’s signature, impersonating commissioner for oaths

Nigerian judges cautioned, registrars suspended, demoted for bribery, assault

“The commission adopted the recommendation of the JPCC, and Lawan was demoted by one grade level (from GL-13 down to GL-12),” said the statement.

Nigerian judges caught illegally releasing convict, falsifying court documents; registrars grant suspect bail, collect bribes

A judge illegally released a convict sentenced to prison by another judge, and a court registrar freed a suspect without the case being officially assigned to any court.