The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has compulsorily retired a Sharia Court judge and a senior court official, while sanctioning other judicial officers and court staff over allegations of misconduct.

The disciplinary actions were taken during the Commission’s 90th meeting held on July 3, 2026, after it considered reports submitted by the Judicial Public Complaints Committee on allegations involving judges and court personnel.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the spokesperson of the Kano State Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim.

Among those sanctioned was Judge Aliyu Yahaya Muhammad of the Babeji Sharia Court, who was ordered to proceed on compulsory retirement after he was found guilty of receiving a ₦250,000 bribe in connection with Suit No. CV/474/2024 between Talatu Ibrahim and Muntari Abubakar Baguda.

The Commission also directed the judge to refund the ₦250,000 allegedly received as a bribe.

In the same case, Ibrahim Ahmad Ibrahim, a court registrar at the Babeji Sharia Court, was suspended without pay for four months after admitting that he received part of the bribe.

Also affected was Muzambilu Ado, Acting Director of Public Relations and Statistics at the Sharia Court of Appeal, who was compulsorily retired after the Commission found that he falsified his academic credentials and was irregularly employed into the judicial service.

The Commission also demoted Judge Usman Haruna Usman of the Goron Dutse Upper Sharia Court by one grade level for negligence.

Usman was sanctioned after he allegedly allowed proceeds from the sale of property in a court matter to be paid into the account of a court employee, leading to the loss of litigants’ funds.

The Commission further upheld his earlier one-year suspension from judicial duties and issued him a strong warning.

Announcing the decisions, Ibrahim said the disciplinary measures reflected the Commission’s commitment to strengthening integrity, professionalism and accountability within the state judiciary.

“The Kano State Judicial Service Commission remains committed to upholding integrity, professionalism and ethical standards in the administration of justice,” he said.

He added that judicial officers and court staff must conduct themselves in a manner that sustains public confidence in the judiciary.

The spokesperson warned that misconduct, corruption and abuse of office would continue to attract appropriate disciplinary action.

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