A Deputy Inspector-General of Police DIG Abiodun Alabi has been pulled out of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, on Tuesday. The duo of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Joshua Ayodeji Ogundele and AIG Olanrewaju Stephen Olaosebikan have also retired at a pull-out parade ceremony held at the Police College, Ikeja, graced by police officers, family members, and friends of the officers. The three officers pulled out from the NPF after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. Speaking at the ceremony, the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, congratulated them and extolled their virtues. The three officers pulled out from…
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged President Bola Tinubu “to request the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, to publish your assets and encourage your Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ministers, and the leadership of the National Assembly, state governors, as well as the chairmen of Nigeria’s 774 local governments to also request the CCB to publish their assets.” The president had during his first Presidential Media Chat last Monday reportedly said, “I will consider asking the CCB to release my assets.” In the letter dated 28 December 2024 and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “We welcome your…
A group of legal practitioners known as Bola Ahmed Tinubu Lawyers, BAT Lawyers, has expressed their displeasure regarding the alleged assault of a lawyer Mr. Ernest Okpaga by some officers of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF. They are calling on Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to identify and hold accountable those responsible for the incident. This call was made at a press conference on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos. BAT Lawyers is a group of Nigerian legal practitioners who supported and believed in the mandate, vision and mission of President Bola Tinubu, as encapsulated in the renewed hope agenda for Nigerians.…
The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, CSLS, has urged stakeholders working in the criminal justice sectors to apply the National Minimum Standards, NMS, to effectively implement the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA 2015 and Administration of Criminal Justice Laws, ACJL, and deliver justice to Nigerian citizens. CSLS creates awareness on National Minimum Standards The National Minimum Standards is a working document developed by Ministries of Justice, Civil Society and development partners aimed at improving the ACJA and ACJLs at both federal and states. Unless all stakeholders key into the NMS, the struggle to attain justice delivery will be aspirational in the…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to work with appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe allegations that over N57 billion of public funds are missing, diverted or stolen from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in 2021 alone.” The damning allegations are documented in the 2021 audited report released last month by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. Joined in the suit as Respondent is Mr. Fagbemi. In the…
The CLEEN Foundation, with support from MacArthur Foundation, has called for greater coordination and collaboration among stakeholders involved in the criminal justice system’s value chain to ensure full compliance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ACJA 2015 in states across Nigeria. The Foundation expressed dissatisfaction with the level of compliance observed in selected states and identified gaps in the enforcement of laws, sentencing practices, and custodial applications. CLEEN recommendations In response, the Foundation advocates for transparency, accountability, and the rule of law to enhance the effectiveness of innovations within the legal framework. CLEEN Foundation highlighted key interventions that state…
Zarephath Aid, has called for the audit of all correctional facilities across the country with the aim of identifying the inmates and ascertaining each inmate’s case. The Founder of the international criminal justice group, Ben Abraham made the call during the commemoration of the United Nations International Human Rights Day, at a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday. He lamented the spate of increasing pre-trial inmates in the nation’s custodial centres and bemoaned the plights of persons who have stayed upwards 10 years awaiting trial because their case files are stuck somewhere in the chain of criminal justice system.…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release all journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders and activists detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights and doing their legitimate work. The groups also called for the release of Dele Farotimi, who is facing criminal defamation and cybercrime charges. The call was made at a joint press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. Speaking through Dr. Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Secretary of the NGE, the groups want the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release defenders of the civic space…
A Police officer and legal practitioner attached to Legal/Prosecution Section, Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID Annex, Alagbon Ikoyi, Lagos, Morufu Animashaun has again been awarded for his excellent work in the Police. Animashaun was awarded Best Prosecutor of the Year 2024 by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN. The 2024 award made it the third time his outstanding role as a lawyer and police officer was awarded by CRAN. In 2018, he was presented the Excellent Award in Police Legal Duties. He was also awarded Excellent in Police Legal Service in 2021 and in 2024, his excellent work was…
…Reiterates the importance of royal fathers as key allies of the government Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has presented staff of office to Oba Abdurasak Akanni Musa, the Orijeru of Igbooye Kingdom in Eredo Local Council Development Area, Epe. A master degree holder of the prestigious University of Lagos, UNILAG Akoka, Oba Abdurasak Akanni Musa, until ascending the throne of his fore fathers, was a professional town planner with specialty in urban development. The Staff of Office and Instrument of Appointment were presented on Friday to the new king on behalf of the governor by the Commissioner for Local Government…