The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has cautioned the Nigerian Bar Association against submitting frivolous petitions against judges.
The CJN noted that many petitions accusing judges of corruption are often frivolous, baseless, and lacking in substance.
The CJN’s assertions were conveyed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the CJN on Media, Tobi Soniyi, on Tuesday.
According to Soniyi, the CJN, while responding to calls from members of the NBA Bar and Bench Forum for greater protection for judicial officers, urged legal practitioners to defend the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary rather than disparage it.
The CJN emphasised that “some people write petitions against judges simply to intimidate them.”
She expressed concern that judges are often traumatised after being investigated, only to be exonerated when no wrongdoing is found.
However, the CJN encouraged anyone with genuine grievances against judges to direct their complaints to the National Judicial Council.
