Kano judiciary suspends two registrars, warns judges over misconduct

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has suspended 2 tribunal registrars and issued ceremonial warnings to 2 Upper Sharia Court judges implicit assorted acts of misconduct.

Spokesman of the Kano State Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim, announced the disciplinary measures successful a statement. He said the actions were taken during the Commission’s 80th gathering held connected April 22, 2025, pursuing recommendations from the Judiciary Public Complaints Committee.

According to the statement, Ibrahim Adamu, a Principal Registrar II with the High Court of Justice, was suspended without wage for six months and had his promotion deferred aft being recovered blameworthy of verbally assaulting and attempting to physically onslaught his superior serviceman — a breach of the Kano State Civil Service Rules 2004 and Judicial Service Commission Regulations. It was besides noted that this marked Adamu’s 2nd quality earlier an investigative sheet for akin misconduct involving violence.

In a abstracted case, Maigida Lawan, a Principal Registrar astatine the Sharia Court of Appeal, was recovered blameworthy of demanding and accepting improper gratification nether mendacious pretenses. Consequently, helium was demoted from Grade Level 13 to Grade Level 12 and besides suspended without wage for six months, effectual immediately.

Meanwhile, Upper Sharia Court Judge Alkali Mansur Ibrahim received a ceremonial informing aft investigations confirmed helium utilized abusive connection against a litigant. Similarly, Judge Alkali Nasiru Ahmad was cautioned for detaining a judgement debtor successful a mode that raised concerns astir his idiosyncratic involvement and impartiality.

The Commission reiterated its zero-tolerance argumentation connected corruption and misconduct, informing that judicial officers recovered engaging successful specified practices would look compulsory retirement.