Nigeria Judicial Service dismiss 5 staff over leakage of court judgement
Sunday, July 7, 2013
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Federal Judicial Service Commission
(FJSC) has dismissed five Supreme Court workers and a staff of the Court of
Appeal, Abuja Division, for their involvement in the leakage of an undelivered
court judgement.
The five staff of the apex court were dismissed for their involvement in the case of SC 179/2012 between Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke Vs Lady Margery Okadigbo and three others.
The affected Supreme Court and the Appeal Court workers are, Mr Russell Ndenu, Mr Nathaniel Abraham Mr. Olayinka Abiodun, Mr. Bada Kayode and Mr. Festus Ilurimi.
The five staff of the apex court were dismissed for their involvement in the case of SC 179/2012 between Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke Vs Lady Margery Okadigbo and three others.
The affected Supreme Court and the Appeal Court workers are, Mr Russell Ndenu, Mr Nathaniel Abraham Mr. Olayinka Abiodun, Mr. Bada Kayode and Mr. Festus Ilurimi.
The 6th staff, Mr. Stephen Izonebi,
is a staff of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division.
According to Mr Sunday Olorundahunsi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, “the six judiciary workers were found through internal and the Nigeria Police investigation to have conspired amongst themselves and allegedly with two outsiders, i.e. Senator Alphonsus Igbeke and Mr Collins Okechukwu to leak out the judgement before it was delivered on May 31, 2013.”
According to Mr Sunday Olorundahunsi, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, “the six judiciary workers were found through internal and the Nigeria Police investigation to have conspired amongst themselves and allegedly with two outsiders, i.e. Senator Alphonsus Igbeke and Mr Collins Okechukwu to leak out the judgement before it was delivered on May 31, 2013.”
He said: “Senator Igbeke put up a
paid advert on page 42 of the Daily Sun of May 30, 2013 alleging that the said
judgement had leaked which forced his counsel in the matter, Chief Wole
Olanipekun (SAN) to write to the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court to
dissociate himself from the publication as well as withdrawing his service to
Senator Igbeke on the matter.
“The FJSC considered their act as serious misconduct that run contrary to Regulation 48 (1)(xi) of the Federal Judicial Service Commission Regulations, Regulation 49 and Regulation 60 (1)(i). Their acts are also in violation of the Public Service Rule (PSR) Cap 3 section 4 (030401) and (030416).”
“The FJSC considered their act as serious misconduct that run contrary to Regulation 48 (1)(xi) of the Federal Judicial Service Commission Regulations, Regulation 49 and Regulation 60 (1)(i). Their acts are also in violation of the Public Service Rule (PSR) Cap 3 section 4 (030401) and (030416).”
Apart from being dismissed from
service, the FJSC has also requested the minister of justice and the
attorney-general of the federation to further investigate the motive behind the
leakage and possibly take legal action against Senator Alphonsus Igbeke and Mr
Collins Okechukwu.
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