Ugo Nosiri, Owerri
The National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has sanctioned the compulsory retirement of 11 judges, with 9 of them from the Imo State Judiciary.
In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Kemi Ogedengbe, the NJC Deputy Director of Information, revealed that the decision was reached during the council’s 109th meeting on June 25, 2025.
According to a statement, the nine affected judges from Imo State were found to have altered the dates of birth in their official records to confer on themselves the undue advantage of staying longer in service.
The nine judges, comprising five High Court judges and four judges of the Customary Court of Appeal, include Justice M. E. Nwagboso, Justice B. C. Iheka, Justice K. A. Leaweanya, Justice Okereke Chinyere Ngozi, Justice Innocent Chidi Ibeawuchi, Justice Tennyson Nze, Justice Ofoha Uchenna, Justice Everyman Eleanya, and Justice Rosemond Ibe.
