December 02, (THEWILL) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up 15 committees to investigate allegations of misconduct against Judicial officers of the Federal and State Courts.
The decision of the council, reached at the end of its 99th meeting, followed recommendations of three Preliminary Complaint Assessment Committees, which considered 66 petitions forwarded to them by the council.
The NJC, in a statement issued on Friday, by its Director of Information, Soji Oye, said it dismissed petitions against 51 Judicial Officers of the Federal and State High Courts for “either lack of merit, being subjudice, or being matters for an appeal or that the concerned Judge have retired from service.”
Oye said the council was formally presented with the reviewed Judicial Information Technology Policy, which established the general requirements and responsibilities for the Nigerian Judiciary systems and information.
The policy, he said, provides for the guidance of courts and judicial bodies in protecting the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) of judiciary function and process.
It also stipulates guidance for the acceptable use of systems, services and technologies, as well as provisions for secure storage of judicial data and recovery processes in the event of emergencies or distress.
“It further provides guidelines and incident management policies including Data Centre deployment and use policies.
“The scope is intended for all courts and judicial bodies in Nigeria including staff of the Nigerian judiciary, employed or contracted to any Judicial Body handling information that is generated, received, stored, transmitted or printed.
“It encompasses all personal or Judiciary identifiable data held in their courts and judicial bodies’ systems and process including supporting mechanisms and technologies for managing such data at rest or in transit”, he said, adding that all staff are expected to comply with the policy and associated standard protocols and procedures that have been put in place to support the document.
The policy is applicable to all courts unit, and departments of all Judicial Bodies in the Nigerian Judiciary.
