The Lagos state chief judge, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, on Wednesday, September 30, said that the judiciary under her watch is committed and steadfast towards ensuring that justice is served to all at all time.
The Lagos chief judge that the in fast-tracking the process of administering justice that the newly introduced Bail Information Management System (BIMS) would help a great deal, The Punch reports.
The system is meant to capture and document the biometrics of accused persons and their sureties.
She said that the system will help address the issue of awaiting trial inmates because suspects can easily be tracked from the system.
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Welcoming judges, magistrates and lawyers to a bar and bench forum held in Lagos on Wednesdays, Atilade maintained that the Lagos state judiciary remained a model not only in Nigeria but also on the African continent.
She said, “The Lagos State judiciary will continue to perform its responsibilities and also provide modern infrastructures that would also be held in the quick dispensation of justice.
“We must be steadfast and honest while discharging our duties as officers in the temple of justice. We will ensure justice in all cases and at all times.”
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Atilade explained that the newly introduced BIMS was targeted at addressing abuse of court processes by some ‘unscrupulous lawyers’ and ‘professional sureties’.
She said: “The trials of suspects are usually delayed due to non-production in court by prison authorities who sometimes cannot even identify their specific places of remand.
“The BIMS will be deployed in the 22 magisterial districts and the Lagos and Ikeja divisions of the Lagos state high court.
“The information will be linked to a centralised database accessible to everybody and give judges and magistrates confidence to grant bail to suspects.”
Meanwhile, Inspector Samuel Timothy of the Nigerian police has been sentenced to death by hanging for shooting and killing a sachet water dealer, Onyekachi Nwasouba.
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