Perspectives on the Nigerian Legal Profession and Judicial Corruption

It examines the involvement of judges, lawyers and judiciary staff in judicial corruption and also considers the code of conduct in the legal profession in Nigeria. It further examines the role of the Judicial Service Commission, National Judicial Council and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee in the discipline of members of the legal profession. This chapter concludes that whenever any member of the legal profession is found culpable or in breach of the code of conduct or rules of professional conduct, as the case may be, it is not sufficient for him to be dismissed from his judicial office or have his name struck off the roll. He should, in addition, be handed over to the relevant security agency for prosecution where the misconduct constitutes an offence under any law. This is to restore public confidence in the judiciary and the legal profession in Nigeria.