Stop Blaming Judiciary Over Delayed Corruption Cases, CJN Hits Back at Malami
- Justice Tanko Muhammad has faulted the claims made by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami over corruption cases in the country
- The chief justice of Nigeria disclosed that poor funding is a major issue that characterises delay of high profile corruption cases
- Meanwhile, the AGF had earlier stated that the judiciary should be blamed for the delays in the trial of corruption cases in the country
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has countered the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, claiming the judiciary should be blamed for the delay in high profile corruption cases.
In reaction, on Tuesday, February 8, the CJN through his spokesman Isah Ahuruaka, noted that the judiciary is neither in charge of the investigation nor the political and economic conditions that facilitate speedy disposal of corruption cases, Daily Trust reports.
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He added that poor funding affects the process of high-profile cases in the country.
The justice minister also cited issues on the part of government prosecution and budgets factors that affects speedy trial in the country.
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“The judiciary by its constitutional position does not have criminal investigation unit or Fraud Detective Squad to detect and investigate criminal involvement of any person, neither does it have a garrison command to fight its cause or enforce its orders and decisions.
“More often than not, the federal government’s prosecution sector files more charges than it can prove or provide witnesses to prove, ostensibly at times for the prosecution to even fail.
“The Administration of Criminal Justice Act (2015) under reference is infected with sores in some parts, making speeding adjudications improbable in some instances, in addition to the high volume of cases, the limited number of judges, poor infrastructure, or archaic equipment."
How I’ll advise Buhari on revised electoral bill, AGF Malami reveals
Legit.ng had previously reported that Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), on Monday, February 7, said that he would advise President Muhammadu Buhari on the re-ammended electoral bill in the best interest of Nigeria.
He made this disclosure during an interview on Monday, February 7.
It was reported that Malami disclosed he could not yet make any categorical statement on the amended bill as a copy of it was only sent to him some moments before leaving for the interview.
AGF Malami is paying the price for standing with Nigeria - Analyst
Meanwhile, the justice minister, Abubakar Malami, has been in the news of late. There have been scathing remarks on his personality in recent times.
That the attacks have been sustained vigorously smacks of a sinister motive either to score a cheap political point or to cause a payback for some of the policies introduced by the Justice ministry, especially the assets recovery initiative that has recorded tremendous success.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the justice minister has been in the news of late through a well-conceived effort at rubbishing his image, casting shadows on the gains recorded in assets recovery.
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