尼日利亚全国司法委员会命令州长推翻首席法官的任命,指出宪法遭到违反。 Nigerian NJC orders governor to reverse chief judge appointment, cites constitutional violation.

尼日利亚国家司法委员会(NJC)以违反宪法为由,命令Hope Uzodimma总督推翻任命Theophilus Nzeukwu为伊莫州代理首席法官的决定。 The National Judicial Council (NJC) in Nigeria has ordered Governor Hope Uzodimma to reverse the appointment of Theophilus Nzeukwu as the Acting Chief Judge of Imo State, citing a constitutional violation. NJC还因行为失检中止了三名法官的职务,其中包括上诉法院的一位法官,为期一年,无薪。 The NJC also suspended three judges for misconduct, including a Court of Appeal Justice for one year without pay. 前国家人权委员会主席Chidi Odinkalu教授指控NJC“严重同谋司法腐败”, 表示该委员会对腐败法官的处理不够充分, Former National Human Rights Commission chairman Prof. Chidi Odinkalu accused the NJC of being "deeply complicit in judicial corruption," suggesting that the council's handling of corrupt judges is inadequate and fails to uphold judicial integrity.