Supreme Court Justice Who Halted Saraki's Corruption Trial at the CCT Retiring in Two Weeks

Justice John Fabiyi, who on Thursday November 12, 2015 temporarily halted the corruption trial of Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), retires in two weeks, according to sources at the Supreme Court.  

Justice John Fabiyi

By law, Justice Fabiyi is required to mandatorily retire from the judiciary on November 25, 2015 when he turns 70.  He was born on November 25, 1945.

Justice Fabiyi, on November 12, 2015, led four other Justices who gave an Order to halt the trial of Saraki pending the determination of the Saraki’s Appeal before the Court. Saraki is seeking an Order halting his trial for falsely declaring his assets.
The Senate President has done everything possible to halt his arraignment on 13-count charge for false declaration of assets, using various maneuvers in an effort to get Judges of different Courts in Nigeria to stop his trial.
Justice Fabiyi is the infamous Justice of the Court of Appeal who in 2007 read the lead judgement of that Court proclaiming the election of Umaru Yar’adua to have been “free and fair” and in conformity with the electoral rules.  He was elevated to the Supreme Court after giving that judgement, but Yar’Adua himself subsequently admitted that the election was massively rigged.