The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted 15 committees to investigate allegations of misconduct against 15 judges of both federal and state courts.
Oye said the decision to empanel the committees was sequel to the submission of recommendations of three Preliminary Complaint Assessment Committees (PCACs) which considered 66 petitions forwarded to them by the council from all over the federation.
The statement reads in part: “The council, however, dismissed the petitions against 51 judicial officers, of the federal and state High Courts for either lack of merit, being subjudice, or being matters for appeal or that the concerned judge had retired from service.
“It also stipulates guidance for acceptable use of system, services and technologies as well as provisions for secure storage of judicial data and recovery processes in the event of emergencies or distress.
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“Council was formally presented with the reviewed Judicial Information Technology Policy, which established the general requirements and responsibilities for the Nigerian Judiciary systems and information.
“The policy provides for guidance of courts and judicial bodies in protecting Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) of judiciary function and process.
