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Late last Thursday the press reported the abrupt and immediate transfer of 31 top magistrates, among them some who have been appointed Judges but have not yet been sworn.
The reasons for the en masse transfers are unknown and the officer making the formal announcement, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Anne Amadi, did not offer any explanations other than that the transfers were made advisedly, after consultations and approval of the Judicial Service Commission and the Chief Justice.
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