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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal High Court for a period of 12 months without pay.
Justice Talba was suspended from office sequel to the findings by the council that he did not exercise his discretion judicially and judiciously with regard to the sentences he passed on Mr John Yakubu Yusuf who was on trial for embezzling N30 billion police pension.
The Judge had in January, sentenced Mr Yusuf, a director in the Police Pension Office, to six years imprisonment or an option of N750,000 fine for criminal conversion of money meant for pensioners.
The judicial council also issued ‘serious warnings’ to Justice Talba to desist from unreasonable exercise of judicial discretion in all matters brought before him.
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