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Endsarz:37 Police Personnel Face Dismissal
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#EndSARS: 37 police personnel face dismissal
16 October 2020 | 9:19 pm
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has marked 37 operatives of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) for dismissal.
PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani said in a statement that a presidential panel set up on the reform of SARS made the recommendation.
He said the panel had investigated allegations of human rights violations and abuse of office against SARS and recommended reform or restructuring of the outfit.
“The Panel also directed the Inspector General of Police to unravel the identity of 22 officers involved in the violation of the human rights of innocent citizens,†Ani said.
The possible dismissal of the 37 members of now-defunct SARS is another response to nationwide agitation for the reform of the Nigeria Police.
Nigerians, mostly youths, for over a week have staged protests against brutality, harassment, extortion and extrajudicial killing by police personnel.
Since the protest, inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu has announced the dissolution of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police. The unit is most culpable for cases of misuse of firearms in the country.
Adamu after two days announced a new unit – Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) to replace the dreaded SARS unit.
The changes regardless, Nigerians are not relenting in the nationwide protests which continue to garner momentum on a daily basis.
On the dismissal of the 37 police personnel, Anichukwu disclosed that executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tony Ojukwu presented the report of the panel to PSC chairman Musiliu Smith on Friday.
“We have come to see a PSC determined to play a leading role in the reform of the Nigeria Police Force,†Ani said quoting Ojukwu.
Ojukwu, according to Ani, said police reform is the most topical issue in the country, adding that a lot is expected from the PSC.
He said the panel received 113 complaints on alleged human rights violations from across the country and 22 memoranda on suggestions on how to reform and restructure SARS and the police in general.
Smith said the PSC will collaborate and support the human rights commission in the promotion of good governance.
He, however, said for effective reform, there must be a deliberate effort to select capable, professional and credible people to replace the disbanded outfit.
The selected officers, he added, must be properly trained and exposed to regular training.
Smith said there must also be close supervision of the newly selected officers so that the nation will not experience the rot that became the fate of the disbanded unit.
He also made a case for proper and living accommodation for the police officers, saying they need good accommodation to put in their best.
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We Freed 3,751 Inmates To Stifle COVID-19 Spread, Says Malami
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) has revealed that 3,751 prison inmates, mostly adults were released shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Nigeria to mitigate the spread.
The deed, he said was also a fundamental contribution to the ongoing Justice Sector Reform project.
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He stated that his ministry, in partnership with that of the interior, embarked on a nationwide decongestion exercise shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria to stifle the spread of the virus in various correctional centres across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He made that known at a zoom conference organised by Justice and the Presidential Committee on Correctional Service Reforms and Decongestion (PCCSRD) in collaboration with the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF), themed:
“Implementation of amnesty and decongestion programme for juveniles deprived of the liberty during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.â€
According to Malami, the Federal Executive Council had given the mandate to decongest Correctional Centres and articulate workable reforms in the justice sector.
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Other speakers at the event were Attorneys-General and Heads of Courts of states and FCT, the Director-General, Nigerian Law School, Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma, (SAN), the Country Representative of UNICEF, Mr. Peter Hawkins, among others.
He stated that the ministry has articulated plans for the second phase of the Nationwide Custodial Decongestion, which will focus on implementing amnesty and decongestion for juveniles deprived of their liberty during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
According to him, the aim for the intervention is to promote juvenile justice in Nigeria, minimize violence against children by recognising that childhood is the most formative period of a person’s life and the time when individuals are most sensitive and strongly influenced; and to support children currently in the custodial settings to reclaim their childhood through protective and child-sensitive justice system.
He, therefore, tasked the justice sector stakeholders to consider how to use arrest, detention, and imprisonment only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period and how to treat every child deprived of liberty with humanity and respect.
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Hawkins in his remark stated that amnesty and decongestion should be considered good for children, particularly for a great number of them who should not be in detention.
He also made reference to the young adult who is currently detained in an adult correctional facility in Kano, for offences of blasphemy.
He suggested that due consideration should be given for him to have amnesty, considering his age, level of maturity, and his status as a first-time offender.
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He, therefore, commended the Cross River State judiciary for releasing over 30 children below the age of 18 from the Nigerian correctional centre where they were detained.
According to Mrs. Nwogu Obianugu, commissioner for justice, Anambra state, there are no juveniles in custody in Anambra as three were released recently, leaving none in custody.
“During this pandemic, our present chief judge mandated all the magistrates to review remand proceedings, and when they did that, it reduced the number of inmates in the prison custody, and that decongested the prisons and assisted in curbing the spread of COVID-19,†She said.
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She also noted that there is no juvenile correctional center in Anambra, adding that there is one under construction with the aid of the European Union.
According to her, when completed inmates would have the opportunity of availing themselves of various kinds of trainings, ranging from formal training to the acquisition of skills and other vocational training.
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FCT Judiciary Launches "e-Filing", Case Management System
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The FCT Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Ishaq Bello, on Thursday, launched an e-filing and case management system to improve justice delivery in the FCT.
The application manages the entire case process, from the point of filling to the point when the case is decided.
The CJ said this was an effort to improve justice delivery, through the development of online courts and digital processes.
He added that he had seen how judges toiled to ensure that justice was delivered and under the most uncomfortable conditions.
†The pandemic has made this year a difficult and challenging one. It has, however, opened our eyes to new ways of doing things.
†Also, technology could be used to our advantage in saving travel time, physical meetings, conferences and even social contact.
†More fundamentally for us as a public institution, we began to think of ways to leverage technology to our advantage, at the height of the pandemic,†he said.
Bello noted that justice cannot be insulated from the digital revolution, especially as technology development continues to advance, the law and justice system should not be frightened of it.
He said that technology should be harnessed to provide better and more efficient services to the public as it improves access to justice, stressing that the software offered litigants, through their counsel, the opportunity to file their matters comfortably online.
†The software has the capacity to accommodate online payment and every sundry attachment to the court processes.
†The era of paperwork is fast eroding as the software is developed to empower both the administrative and judicial proceedings of the case.
†As a web-based software, it enables easy access to the weekly Cause list and the tracking of existing cases in various courts in the FCT high court with an intention to monitor the stages of proceedings and eventual delays, if any,†he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many judges were in attendance and asked questions from the consultant, who explained the workings of the software.
On Oct. 28, 2020, the FCT Judiciary also launched a digital speech recording machine and video transcription system, for quick and efficient court proceedings.
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