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Former Judge S.O. Falola of Nigeria; ethical elf
The National Judicial Council (NJC) found Justice Falola guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.
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Engaged in conduct unbecoming a judge when he traveled to Lagos to visit the Counsel of the Bank in his Chambers on the issue of Garnishee Proceedings
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Improperly granted a Garnishee Order Absolute against Polaris Bank for the sum of N283,174,000.00 in a questionable and strange manner
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The endorsement of the Garnishee Order attached 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
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Judge Falola entertained the Garnishee Order when there was no evidence of a judgment of the Kwara State High Court before him,
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Additionally, there wasn’t a Certificate of Registration of same in Osun State to confer jurisdiction on him
As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the National Judicial Council ordered the immediate retirement of Judge Falola.
As we speak (ca. February 2024), it is rumored that Judge Falola has an application pending as a bathroom attendant at the Golden Ice Gentlemen’s Club on Patrick Yakowa Street in Abuja, Nigeria.
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