Imo Judiciary Dismisses Magistrate For Misconduct |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

For alleged misconduct, the Imo State Judicial Service Commission, JSC, has wielded the big stick. It has dismissed a Magistrate, G.C. Okoli.

The dismissal notice of Okoli was signed by the Chief Registrar, C.N Okereke, on March 22.

The Commission also suspended Magistrate  C.P Nnoromele from further sitting, pending the conclusion of series of petitions against her.

The memo reads in part.

“Judicial Service Commission at its meeting held on March 16, considered the petition written against four Magistrates in the state.

“It approved the immediate dismissal of His Worship G.C Okoli from judicial service of Imo.

“The Commission further reprimanded and issued a strong warning letter to His Worship, A.C Uzoma.

“It further directed His Worship, C.P Nnoromele to stop sitting pending the outcome of investigation on the petition of likelihood of bias against her.

“The Commission dismissed the petition against His Worship U.A.C Ogoma for lack of merit.

Reacting to the development, Jude Ogamba, the State Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, said the action would help to sanitise tha Judiciary, and serve as a deterrent to others in the service.

“NBA has been officially communicated on the decision of JSC. We commended them for taking a bold step in sanitising the system”, he said.