The National Judicial Council, chaired by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice S. O. Falola from the Osun State High Court bench.
This was made known in a statement by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye on Thursday.
He noted that the decision comes in response to findings from an investigation committee regarding a questionable Garnishee Order Absolute of N283,174,000.00 granted against Polaris Bank.
The committee discovered that Justice Falola visited the bank’s counsel in Lagos in an unprofessional manner.
The council has advised the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, to enforce the compulsory retirement with immediate effect based on these findings.
The statement
Parts of the statement reads “The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, at its 104th Meeting of December 6 and 7, 2023 has recommended the compulsory retirement of Hon. Justice S. O. Falola of Osun State High Court from the Bench.
“The recommendation was made sequel to the findings of an investigation committee in a petition written against His Lordship by Mr. Dapo Kolapo Olowo and Polaris Bank for granting a Garnishee Order Absolute against the Bank for the sum of N283,174,000.00 questionably and strangely, and endorsement of the order, attaching the account of the Garnishee with another Garnishee and not the account of the judgment debtor who had the legal obligation to pay the supposed judgment sum.
“It further found the conduct of the subject judge traveling to Lagos to visit the counsel for the bank in his chambers on the issue of Garnishee Proceedings unbecoming of the standard expected of a judicial officer.”
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