CJN, IGP Solidify Synergy for More Effective Criminal Justice System
• As IGP seeks collaboration for accreditation of Police Academy's legal department
By Paul Michael
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba have agreed to tighten synergy for a more effective Criminal Justice Administration in Nigeria.
This was made known on Wednesday by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officers, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi when the IGP and the Force Management Team paid a courtesy visit to the CJN in his office at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja.
According to Adejobi, “The visit was aimed at solidifying the synergy between the Police and the Judiciary as key players in the Criminal Justice System of the nation with a view to ensuring a smooth and efficient dispensation of justice.”
He also stated that the IGP requested the collaboration of the CJN in the area of accreditation of the legal department of the Nigeria Police Academy in Kano State.
Adejobi added that the accreditation if the legal department will strengthen and prepare the force for its prosecutorial duties in a bid to improve Justice Administration in the country.
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“The IGP equally sought the collaboration of the CJN in accrediting the legal department of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State to enable its graduates proceed for further studies at the Nigerian Law School.
“The IGP emphasized that this will ensure the Police have more lawyers within its pool to strengthen its prosecutorial duties and hopefully produce more Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) in the future,” he said.
According to Adejobi, the visit, which was historic being the first of its kind by a sitting IGP, was appreciated by the CJN.
“The CJN equally commended the IGP for his thoughtfulness and expressed readiness to continually partner with the Nigeria Police Force for seamless justice administration.
“The Inspector-General of Police emphasized the inclination of his administration to upholding the sanctity of the Criminal Justice System and rule of law which is vital to professionalism and citizen-based policing,” Adejobi added.
