Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended three judges for inappropriate handling of cases brought before them.

They are Justice Hannatu Kabir of the Nasarawa State High Court, Grand Kadi Mohammed Salihu of the Jigawa State Sharia Court of Appeal and Justice Sobere Biambo of the Rivers State High Court.

NJC's Deputy Director (Information) Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe said in a statement on Wednesday that the council took the decisions at its 112th meeting held on 3 November.

The decisions were part of a range of conclusions the NJC reached following a review of disciplinary matters involving the judges which the council's investigation committees earlier sat on.

Apart from the disciplinary decisions, the NJC also...