The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has compulsorily retired a Sharia Court judge and a senior court official over allegations of bribery and certificate forgery.
The commission also sanctioned other judicial officers in a disciplinary exercise aimed at strengthening accountability and ethical standards in the state’s judiciary.
The spokesperson for the Kano State Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
He said the decisions were reached during the commission’s 90th meeting held on July 3, 2026, after it considered reports submitted by the Judicial Public Complaints Committee on allegations of misconduct involving judges and court personnel.
According to the statement, Judge Aliyu Yahaya Muhammad of the Babeji Sharia Court was ordered to proceed on compulsory retirement after he was found guilty of receiving a N250,000 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 N250,000 he allegedly received.
The statement added that Ibrahim Ahmad Ibrahim, a registrar at the Babeji Sharia Court, was suspended without pay for four months after admitting to receiving part of the bribe.
The commission also compulsorily retired the Acting Director of Public Relations and Statistics at the Sharia Court of Appeal, Muzambilu Ado, after finding that he falsified his academic credentials and was irregularly employed into the judicial service.
It further demoted Judge Usman Haruna Usman of the Goron Dutse Upper Sharia Court by one grade level for negligence after he allowed proceeds from the sale of property in a court case to be paid into a court employee’s account, leading to the loss of litigants’ funds.
The commission also upheld the judge’s earlier one-year suspension from judicial duties and issued him a strong warning.
Speaking on the disciplinary actions, Ibrahim said the commission remained committed to upholding integrity, professionalism and ethical standards in the administration of justice.
“The Kano State Judicial Service Commission remains committed to upholding integrity, professionalism and ethical standards in the administration of justice,” he said.
He warned that judicial officers and court staff found guilty of misconduct, corruption or abuse of office would continue to face appropriate disciplinary measures.
