Three senior staff of the Niger State Judiciary have been dismissed from service for serious official misconduct, while one another was demoted by two grade levels.
In a statement released by the Niger State Judicial Service Commission, the three dismissed officers were named as Mohammed Abubakar, Ahmed Usman and Usman Isah, while Fatima Sambo is the officer who bagged the demotion.
All four of them were all from the High Court division.
The dismissals, according to the statement, were as a result of acts of serious misconduct that contravened provisions of the commission’s regulations, which are disobedience of lawful orders, including refusal to proceed on transfer, and being absent from duty, without leave or reasonable cause
Ahmed Usman, who is a Senior Registrar at the probate department, was indicted for gross misconduct and misappropriation of funds, to the tune of over six hundred thousand Naira by an investigating committee.
Usman Isah, who is a Principal Registrar attached to the Magistrates Court, Minna, was found guilty of being absent from duty without leave or reasonable cause for over six months.
Fatima Sambo, a Senior Registrar at the probate department, was found guilty of negligent conduct and misappropriation of probate funds
The statement says it applied the sanctions on the erring officers to safeguard the integrity of the judiciary and maintain public confidence in the system
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
