Nigeria committed to the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

By Salihu Ali, Abuja

The Nigerian government has expressed commitment to effectively implementing the Administration of Criminal Justice Act for the good of the Country.

When fully implemented, criminal matters will be speedily dealt with for a sustainable decongestion of correctional centres across Nigeria.

Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami revealed this while declaring an open two-day workshop on implementing the Administration of Criminal Justice Act ACJA for Police Prosecutors in the North Central zone of the Country.

According to Malami, the capacity building for Police prosecutors aims to improve pre-trial justice, conduct effective investigations, and ensure arrests and search protocols are followed under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

Nigeria committed to the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

The Attorney General, represented by the Director of Public Prosecution Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Baba-Doko, said the Act will also ensure settlement agreements and plea-bargaining guidance for Police, Remand Protocols and detention time limit and provide provisions of statement taking and admissibility of recording of the confessional statement.

According to Malami, the essential elements of the ACJA 2015 remained the abolition of stay of proceedings, effective case management by trial courts, witness protection, and sentencing guidelines, among others.

The recent criminal justice bill passed by the Senate, according to the AGF, has added some new innovations, such as establishing a sex offender registry in the federal capital Territory.

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He explained further that upon conviction of a sex offender, the offender’s particulars shall be entered into the sex offender register.

The Justice Minister added that other innovations in the bill just passed by Senate include the abolition of trial within a trial, which delayed criminal proceedings, filing of witness deposition to promote speedy trial and, among others, an innovation that, when passed, would help enhance criminal justice in Nigeria.

Also, Nigeria’s Police Boss, represented by the retired Commissioner of police in charge of the legal department, David Igbodo, said the police are committed to ensuring the effective dispensation of justice in Nigeria.

The IGP, while expressing commitments to ensuring the reformation of the criminal justice sector, said, re-iterates police determination towards achieving the implementation of the process.

Also, the Executive Secretary of Administration of the Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee, Mr Biodun Aikomo, disclosed that ACJA has dealt with many identified challenges in the Justice sector, reminding police prosecutors of their critical role in the Act.

The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu and the Director General of the Legal Aid Council, who were represented at the workshop, promised to assist with the necessary skills and knowledge to promote the rule of law.

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