NJC suspends chief judges of Rivers, Anambra over judicial misconduct

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By Kolawole Ojebisi

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended a Rivers State High Court judge, G.C Aguma, for alleged judicial misconduct.

In a similar vein, the council has also suspended an Anambra State High Court judge, A.O Nwabunike, for the same alleged offence.
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These developments are contained in a statement issued by the council on Friday.

According to the statement, both judges are barred from performing judicial functions for a period of one year without pay and would be placed on a watch-list for two years thereafter.

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