The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has retired a court registrar and sanctioned five others for conspiracy, forgery, and cheating by issuing a forged Bank reversal court order and forging a magistrate’s signature.
Baba Jibo Ibrahim, spokesman for Kano State Judiciary, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday.
According to the statement, the Commission took disciplinary actions against six court staff in its 74th meeting on the 22nd of July 2024.
“The Judiciary Public Complaint Committee (JPCC) investigated a petition brought against two Court Registrars (Mustapha Makama Registrar C.M.C 27 and Yusuf Muhammad Yakasai Registrar C.M.C 14 Gyadi-Gyadi) who conspired and extorted the sum of N130,000 from the petitioner under the pretense of releasing a suspect on bail which turned out to be false.
“The Committee found their action amount to extortion and conspiracy involving unlawful receipt of funds.
“The JSC acting on the recommendation of the JPCC has directed Mustapha Makama to proceed on compulsory retirement being not fit and proper to continue in the service of the Judiciary, while Yusuf Muhammad Yakasai who is an accessory to the misconduct has been demoted one grade level downward.
“The JPCC also investigated a petition against a syndicate in the person of Salisu Ado (Secretary at High Court Complex Bompai), Bilya Abdullahi (Senior Registrar High Court No. 9), Ismail Garba and Auwalu Ibrahim Khalil (Court Registrars) and found their action amount to conspiracy, forgery, and cheating by the issuance of forged Bank reversal court order and also forging the signature of a magistrate.
“The JSC upon adoption of the recommendation of the JPCC has suspended the court staff with immediate effect.
“The commission will continue to apply the appropriate sanctions against any erring staff, particularly those saddled with judicial responsibilities to safeguard the integrity and accountability of the judicial system and maintain public confidence,” the statement added.
