The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, on Sunday announced the redeployment of judges across various divisions of the court.
The redeployment was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher.
According to the statement, Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim has been moved from the Gombe Division to the Yola Division. Justice M. T. Segun-Bello has been transferred from the Abakaliki Division to the Enugu Division. Justice Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman has been moved from Yola to the Awka Division. Meanwhile, Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed, who previously served in Awka, has been reassigned to the Gombe Division.
Justice M. G. Umar, previously of the Enugu Judicial Division, has been reassigned to the Abuja Division.
He will now preside over all cases formerly handled by Justice Inyang Ekwo in Court No. 5
Recall that the National Judicial Council recently suspended Justice Ekwo for one-year over misconduct.
Additionally, the judges currently residing in the Abakaliki and Katsina Judicial Divisions will take full responsibility for all existing and newly filed cases in their respective divisions until further notice.
“The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John Tsoho, has effected the redeployment of some judges of the court,” the statement read.
“The general public is hereby notified that all cases pending before Court No. 5 in the Abuja Judicial Division will be attended to by the judge who has been moved to Abuja for that purpose.
“Consequently, there is no need for litigants and/or counsel to apply to the Hon. Chief Judge for re-assignment of cases that have been pending before the court.”
The statement emphasised that the redeployments take immediate effect, and all affected judges are expected to deliver pending judgments at their current stations as quickly as possible.
