Sulyman Kawu
Appearance
Sulyman Durosylorun Kawu is a Nigerian judge who is currently serving as the Chief Judge of Kwara State since 2014. He was appointed by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on the recommendation of the Kwara State Judicial Service Commission.[1][2]
In 2017, Kawu during a swearing in of judges warned judicial officials that corrupt judges who take bribe to give biased judgement would go to hell.[3][4]
In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Kawu granted amnesty to 46 inmates awaiting trial at the Oke-Kura maximum and Mandala Medium prisons in Ilorin.[5][6]
References
- ^ Kwaran, Independent. "Gov. Ahmed Swears in Justice Kawu as New Chief Judge of Kwara State | fresh news and views". Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Adebayo, Ismail; Ilorin (2020-04-14). "Lockdown: Kwara chief judge mandates magistrate courts to determine breaches". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Published. "Corrupt judges will go to hell – Kwara CJ". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Kwara gets 35 new magistrates, one area court judge". Tribune Online. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Adebayo, Abdulrazaq (2020-05-06). "COVID-19: Kwara CJ grants 46 prison inmates amnesty". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Kwara Chief Judge frees 16 prisoners in Ilorin".
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