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NBA Partners Police on Justice Delivery

Posted by From George Oji in Abuja on 2005/07/26 | Views: 576 |

NBA Partners Police on Justice Delivery


In a renewed bid to ensure speedier criminal justice delivery in the Federal Capital Territory, the Abuja Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Nigerian Police have entered into a new partnership called the Bar-Police Forum.

In a renewed bid to ensure speedier criminal justice delivery in the Federal Capital Territory, the Abuja Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Nigerian Police have entered into a new partnership called the Bar-Police Forum.

The Forum, which was inaugurated yesterday by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja High Court Chief Judge Mr. Justice Lawal Hassan Gunmi, is expected to provide opportunity for periodic interaction between members of the two bodies aimed at resolving problems that may constitute cog in their collective quest for efficient justice system delivery.

In an address at the occasion, Abuja NBA Chairman, Chief Jude Okeke regretted the prejudice that characterise police/lawyer relationship, noting that,
"It was in the bid to bridge this gap and thus make for a more harmonious working relationship, which will translate to a speedier and more efficient criminal justice delivery system that we considered it worthy to put in place a forum whereby top echelon members of both institutions can periodically meet to discuss, rub minds together and as much as possible resolve problems that may constitute a cog in their collective quest for an efficient justice delivery system."

According to Okeke, "There is no gainsaying that with such a forum working together officers will no longer see the average lawyer who visits the police station in the course of his duties to his client as an enemy who has come to deprive him of bread and butter.

"Likewise, the average legal practitioner will no longer see and average police officer as an enemy and a predator.

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