Law & Crime
Niger state CNJ visits Prisons to decongest facilities of long awaiting inmates

By Uthman Baba-Al-Naseer- Minna
The Chief Judge of Niger State Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik,has embarked on her annual prison visit aimed at decongestion the facilities.
Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik during the visit at the Suleja Federal Medium Correctional Custody granted bail to four inmates who were on awaiting trial at the Magistrate court,while three others serving various jail terms were released
Those released, according to the Chief judge, were found to be of good conduct and remorseful while serving their jail terms at the correctional Custody.
Justice Halima Ibrahim had during the visit reviewed some cases of those inmates who were awaiting trial without being taken to court for proper prosecution by the police.
The Chief judge also ordered the summary trial of those inmates that their cases were still pending in court while those standing trial on Capital offenses at the High court were to continue with their trial.
A total of forty cases ranging from culpable homicide,armed robbery, kidnapping among other heinous crimes, were directed to be taken over by the office of Director of Public Prosecution in the state Ministry of Justice for speedy prosecution.
On the First Day the C J Justice Abdulmalik, who was accompanied by senior magistrates and other principal officials of the Ministry of Justice, reviewed more than Forty cases, ranging from murder, kidnap, armed robbery and theft among others.
Controller of Nigerian Custodial Service FCT Command Olatubosun Ajibogun CC thanked the Chief Judge for the visit.
The Controller told the released inmates to see their release as a gateway for them to turn to a new leave and avoid any act that will bring them back to the correctional facility.
The exercise was graced by Federation of Women Lawyers, Counsel Aid, Human Rights among others.
Law & Crime
Niger State AG, Commissioner for Justice seeks collaboration with Police to end thuggery, Youth restiveness

By Uthman Baba-Al-Naseer, Minna
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State Barrister Nasiru Mua’zu, has requested for a collaboration with the Niger State Police Command to bring an end to the activities of thuggery and youth restiveness in Minna the Niger State Capital.
He assured the Niger State, Command of his Ministry supports in ensuring that the increasing Proportion of youths restiveness and other security Challenges in the state are brought to an end.
The Attorney General who stated this while on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police in Niger State, CP Abudullahi Adamu Elleman in his office Monday, noted that the office of the Attorney General is worried with the activities of ” these miscreants that have been making Minna the state capital inhabitable in recent times”
According to the Commissioner for Justice, members of the public also need to support relevant security agencies in the state with the needed information on the activities of these miscreants ” so that they can be taken away from the streets in the general interest of the citizens”
Adding, “As you all known police and other security forces as well as the courts cannot perform any magic neither they are magicians.
” Without Any vital information from the Public on the identity of these miscreants and their hideouts you cannot expect any magic from the security agencies. So all stakeholders must collaborate with the relevant security agencies to flush out these youths from our midsts” he asserted
Speaking further, Nasiru Mua’zu described as disturbing the undue interference of some prominent individuals and parents on the prosecution of their children involvement in criminality warning that full wrath of the law will be visited on such parents.
The Attorney General assured that the Judiciary will continue to leave up its constitutional mandate in ensuring the full Prosecution of the miscreants and appropriate punishment are mated on them if found guilty noting that unnecessary interference as the factor responsible for the effective Prosecution of the miscreants
Receiving the Attorney General, the Commissioner of Police CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, applauded the Commissioner for Justice for the visit and assure that the Command under his leadership will synergize with the office of the Attorney General in ensuring the speedy dispensation of Criminal Justice in the state.
He noted that the Police, as a critical stakeholders in the Criminal administration of Justice would continue to partner with the Ministry of Justice in making the state unsafe for Criminal minded elements in the state
CP Adamu Elleman requested the support of the office of the Attorney General for training and retraining of investigating Police Officers (IPO) this according to the Commissioner of Police will improve the capacity of the Police investigators for effective performance.
He told the Attorney General that legal department of the Command will be given the needed empowerment for effective Prosecution of cases and the legal department will be monitored to perform.
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