{"id":115582,"date":"2024-12-06T23:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T22:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115582"},"modified":"2024-12-06T23:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T22:05:55","slug":"nigerias-justice-system-weak-sick-needs-help-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nigerias-justice-system-weak-sick-needs-help-igp\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Justice System Weak, Sick, Needs Help \u2013 IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817707458291655594\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday, said the criminal justice system in Nigeria is weak, sick and needs a complete overhaul.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817707458291655594-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe IGP explained that like a sick person who seeks medical help from a doctor, the nation\u2019s criminal justice system also needs to be revived.<\/p>\n<p>He however urged Nigerians to stop blaming the police.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 2024 Annual Lecture\/Award Ceremony, organised by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN), Egbetokun said: \u201cPolice is not the only pillar or stakeholder in the criminal justice system in this country. We have challenges, we accept, but we will try our best to make sure we have a better system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us must come together to help perfect criminal justice or justice system administration in Nigeria. If this system is working well; it is going to affect you, it is going to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IGP was represented at the event by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP, Muyiwa Adejobi.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, opined that corruption remains one of the most persistent challenges affecting all sectors and institutions of the Nigerian society, undermining policy-decision making.<\/p>\n<p>Aliyu said: \u201cCorruption remains one of the most persistent challenges affecting all sectors and institutions of the Nigerian society, undermines policy-decision making, resource mobilisation and utilisation, policy execution and service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur experience at the ICPC in partnership with key stakeholders, has shown that tackling corruption effectively, across sectors and institutions, requires a proactive, multi-faceted approach. This approach should focus not only on enforcement but also on prevention, deterrence, and systems reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Aliyu, the Justice System Administration faces institutional, funding, infrastructural, human resources, and socio-cultural challenges.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, yesterday, said the criminal justice system in Nigeria is weak, sick and needs a complete overhaul. 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