Abuja Lawyer Petitions FCT Chief Judge For Alleged Compromise Of A Judge

Paschal Njoku

Barrister Victor Giwa, an Abuja based legal practitioner, has written a petition to Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court alleging that Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie is heavily compromised and cannot do justice in his case.

In a letter dated January 14, 2025, Giwa appealed to the Chief Judge to consider his latest letter and re-assign his case to another judge.

The aggrieved lawyer told the CJ that he had lost confidence in Justice Onwugbuuzie and can no longer get justice in his case before him.

Giwa said he had written four different letters to the Chief Judge, asking for his case to be re-assigned to another Judge.

According to Giwa, with the conduct of the Judge, and the nominal complainant, one Asabe Waziri, the court is allegedly on a mission to convict him.

In the acknowledged copy of the letter filed in the CJ’s Chambers, also dated January 14, “With uttermost respect to your Lordship, recall that this is the 4th complaint I have presented before your Lordship with regard to the recusal of Hon. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie on the above matter.

“None of my letters has been responded to by your Lordship, that is, I have not received any response with respect to all my complaints till date.

“My letters under reference are dated 12th November 2025, 17th November 2025 and 9th January 2026.

“My Lord, I also made three applications for recusal before Hon Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie in this case. The court in one of the applications, in an already prepared ruling, read before my application was moved, insisted to continue with hearing of the matter.

“My Lord, my further complaints against the Court of Hon. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, upon which grounds I make this application are as follows:
That Hon. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie has taken the matter personal against me. My Lord Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie threatens me in the open Court and refuses to hear me in most applications made in the open Court except I insist to be heard.

“My Lord Hon. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie has already taken a position in all applications made by the prosecution, especially the application to revoke my bail, brought by the Prosecution in conjunction with the Nominal Complainant.

He alleged that the norminal complainant is in close communication with the Judge either directly, or by proxy.

In addition, Giwa claimed that Justice Onwuegbuzie has resolved to convict him in this trial.

Recall that the police had accused Giwa of forging letterhead paper of Chief Awa Kalu, (SAN).

But Awa Kalu, in a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egebtolun, put a lie to the allegation of the police against Ibitade and Giwa.

Despite the letter of Prof. Awa Kalu to the Inspector-General of Police, formally distancing himself from the allegation of forgery and impersonation against Giwa and Ibitade, the police have gone ahead to press a charge against Giwa.

Chief Kalu, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police, insisted that his letterhead was never forged and that he had not at anytime lodged any complaint to the police about forgery of his document.

Professor Kalu, in a letter dated May 30, 2025, addressed to the Inspector General of Police, clarified that he neither filed a complaint nor reported Mr. Giwa for allegedly forging his firm’s letterhead. END.