Nigeria CJN urges protection for judges amid NJC accountability concerns

Nigeria's Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun called for judges to be shielded from personal attacks and harassment at the start of the judicial year. The piece, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, criticizes the National Judicial Council for failing to discipline 'unlawful judges' and 'wholly-owned judicial surrogates,' implying systemic accountability failures. The NJC's response to these allegations remains unclear, and the political season heightens the stakes for judicial independence.

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