More judges may go as NJC set for meeting.

The meeting of the National Judicial Council (NJC) slated for today and tomorrow would be stormy, a highly-placed system source disclosed last night, while indicatingthat more indicted judges might be shown the way out by the time the two-day meeting ends. Describing the system as already charged, the source noted that one contentious issue at the meeting is the alleged abuse of medical allowance by justices of the Supreme Court, which exclusive reportage by the Nigerian Tribune had caused commotion in the system. The council chairman and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, returned on Su nday night from South Africa, preparatory to today’s meeting. The likely consideration of probe reports indicting some high-profile judges is also an issue the source identified as a “hot spot” at today’s meeting. The alleged high-handedness of Mukhtar in relating with her brother justices of the apex court, which is already causing rumpus in the system, may also see a bit of anti-Mukhtar sentiments in the consideration of issues at the meeting, especially the ongoing anti-corruption crusade, the source further revealed. A certain head of court, who is reportedly under probe for alleged induced judgements, is a member ofthe council and a major critic of Mukhtar’s anti-corruption crusade which he openly criticized. It was learnt that the probe report returned on his alleged corrupt practices was damning. Those reportedly opposed to the alleged high-handedness of Mukhtar, may not allow for express application of capital sanction for the indicted judges, with a source disclosing that “many are not to comfortable that almost all the petitions leading to the sacking of judges were mainly from senior lawyers.” The said head of court was also reportedly fingered in an alleged confession of a female judge in a controversial ruling, which had beentraced to “alleged inducement.”