Section 27: Transfer of Causes or Matters from Magistrate's Courts.

(1) Where a magistrate, either of his own motion or on the application of any person concerned, is of opinion that any cause or matter brought before him is one in respect of which jurisdiction is vested in the Court, the magistrate shall report to the Chief Judge of the High Court of the State or of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja the pendency of the cause or matter.
(2) The Chief Judge of the State or the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja may on receipt of the report made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section exercise in respect of the cause or matter so reported the same power transfer as is conferred by the subsection (3) of section 22 of this Act; and the provisions of subsection (4) to (6) of that section shall apply in respect of such transfer to the same extent as they apply in respect of transfer made under that section.