Kebbi state High Court has set up an administrative panel to investigate allegations of alleged misconduct against two chief magistrates.
Mustapha Umar was alleged to have absconded from duty while another Magistrate, Umar Salihu was said to have slapped a lawyer and two other persons.
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The statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Kebbi State High Court, Hussaini Abdullahi issued to the journalists in birninkebbi stated thay while Mustapha Umar would proceed on suspension, Umar Salihu has been moved to Headquarters.
The statement further states “There was an allegation of gross and judicial misconduct against him by the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, that on Sept. 12, he slapped a State Counsel, Abdullahi Bawa Dan Bauchi and two other persons.
The act took place at the premises of chief magistrate court 1, birninkebbi which he was assigned to take over case against some staff of the ministry of high education.
Accordingly, the office of the Chief Registrar hereby directs his recall to the headquarters, pending the outcome.”
