Nigeria, May 15 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended two judges for one year without pay and rejected appeals filed by eight judges of the Imo State judiciary compulsorily retired over age falsification.

The council, however, reinstated a judge of the Imo State Customary Court of Appeal after reviewing fresh evidence presented by him.

The decisions were taken at the council's 111th meeting held on 13 May and chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.

According to a statement issued by the NJC's Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, on Thursday, the council also recommended the appointment of 12 new Justices of the Court of Appeal.

On the appeal filled by the eight judges, initially...