Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, accused the Nigerian Police Force and judges for keeping suspects in prison custody longer than is legally permissible without trial. The Vice President made the accusation during the opening ceremony of the two-day Stakeholders’ Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, where he was represented by Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

At the summit, holding at Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels in Lagos, the Vice President said suspects are kept in prison custody for as long as three years without being charged to court. The situation, he explained, has left over 47,000 suspects still awaiting trial in prisons across the country.

“As at 2017, we have 47,229 "unsentenced" detainees awaiting trial out of a total prison population of 67,586. It may interest you to know that Lagos State has the highest number of unsentenced detainees in Nigeria, according to a recent statistic released by the National Bureau of Statistics and Nigerian Prison Service released in 2015,” said the Vice President.

He noted that 85.9 percent of the Lagos State prison population is made up of yet-to-be-charged detainees, adding that the time spent in detention is dependent on the length of proceedings, which are usually extended because of incessant adjournment or lack of diligence by investigators.

As solutions to lengthy prison custody periods, the Vice President called on the judiciary to embrace a daily trial system and sanction lawyers, who deliberately delay proceedings with the intention of stalling trial. He urged the judges and other relevant stakeholders in justice administration to diligently discharge their duties.

“If we can agree that these problems are against our collective interests as practitioners and stakeholders, then we must make a firm commitment to tackle the problems by changing our attitude and standing up for what is right,” he said.

The Vice President, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, also accused some judges of sitting for less than three and half hours.

“They will not sit on time and before 3:30pm; they would rise. Such behavior from judges must stop” he said.

Mr. Osinbajo commended Lagos State for the progress made by its judicial system, saying the summit represents an indication of commitment towards building a world class judiciary.

Another speaker at the summit, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, Managing Partner, Legal Resources Consortium, noted that Lagos State prisons are overcrowded. According to Fapohunda, Ikoyi Prison has a capacity of 800 but holds 2,299 inmates. Badagry Prison, he noted, has a capacity of 130, but holds 375 inmates, while Kirikiri Medium Prison, built to accommodate 1,700 inmates, now holds 2,735.

Source : http://ijebuloaded.com/news-vp-osinbajo-blasts-nigerian-police-judges-unlawful-detention-suspects/

blasting them means absolutely nothing to Nigerian police and we all no it. govt. should do more in that regards not just blasting.

Do something about that not repeating words everytime.

when is he going to blast fulanis that are killing christians

Mumu, on more pressing issues nobody will hear your voice...VP my foot, mtcheew.

firstking01:
Mumu, on more pressing issues nobody will hear your voice...VP my foot, mtcheew.

That man us a BIG disappointment...

That Man iss a disgrace....... Is he just waking up

There are more pressing Issues he shud address but no. He wont cos his mouth has been sealed with tape...

"Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges, we will confront hardships, but we will get the job done."^{Quote Donald Trump}

Osinbajo should stop over bloating the issues but get down to work and bring solutions. Leadership is about providing solutions, not continuous conversations of what the problems are.

Imagine... Na now him eye dey open.. Osunbade, how about all the ppl d courts have asked d EFCC and DSS to release..

Mouth action ..Next!

These people will never seize to baffle me

oh please, u wey ur oga detain Dasuki and Mr director nko

He has finally woken up.

Our judicial system needs to be overhauled

Hypocrite!

ijebuloaded:
Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, accused the Nigerian Police Force and judges for keeping suspects in prison custody longer than is legally permissible without trial. The Vice President made the accusation during the opening ceremony of the two-day Stakeholders’ Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, where he was represented by Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

At the summit, holding at Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels in Lagos, the Vice President said suspects are kept in prison custody for as long as three years without being charged to court. The situation, he explained, has left over 47,000 suspects still awaiting trial in prisons across the country.

“As at 2017, we have 47,229 "unsentenced" detainees awaiting trial out of a total prison population of 67,586. It may interest you to know that Lagos State has the highest number of unsentenced detainees in Nigeria, according to a recent statistic released by the National Bureau of Statistics and Nigerian Prison Service released in 2015,” said the Vice President.

He noted that 85.9 percent of the Lagos State prison population is made up of yet-to-be-charged detainees, adding that the time spent in detention is dependent on the length of proceedings, which are usually extended because of incessant adjournment or lack of diligence by investigators.

As solutions to lengthy prison custody periods, the Vice President called on the judiciary to embrace a daily trial system and sanction lawyers, who deliberately delay proceedings with the intention of stalling trial. He urged the judges and other relevant stakeholders in justice administration to diligently discharge their duties.

“If we can agree that these problems are against our collective interests as practitioners and stakeholders, then we must make a firm commitment to tackle the problems by changing our attitude and standing up for what is right,” he said.

The Vice President, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, also accused some judges of sitting for less than three and half hours.

“They will not sit on time and before 3:30pm; they would rise. Such behavior from judges must stop” he said.

Mr. Osinbajo commended Lagos State for the progress made by its judicial system, saying the summit represents an indication of commitment towards building a world class judiciary.

Another speaker at the summit, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, Managing Partner, Legal Resources Consortium, noted that Lagos State prisons are overcrowded. According to Fapohunda, Ikoyi Prison has a capacity of 800 but holds 2,299 inmates. Badagry Prison, he noted, has a capacity of 130, but holds 375 inmates, while Kirikiri Medium Prison, built to accommodate 1,700 inmates, now holds 2,735.

Source : http://ijebuloaded.com/news-vp-osinbajo-blasts-nigerian-police-judges-unlawful-detention-suspects/

thank God that buhari is dead

Is he just waking up or has he been afraid to speak in the presence of bubu?

they have been blasted since time immemorial and nothing ever happens

Ok

houseboy

Nice contribution from VP Osinbajo. But I think charity begins at home; he needs to talk to his boss to respect the rule of law by charging political 'prisoners' held in detention all this while and obey court orders regarding ongoing cases. With that done, it will be easier for every organ of government to be sane and law abiding.

He cannot condemn Fulani herdsmen....short thing.

what is this dummy puppy puppet of a boy called osibanjo talking about?? sincerely whether you agree with me or not, osibanjo is not fit to be a Vp, a lagos commissioner would have been better.

You want us to clap for you for ordinary blasting? what stops you from ensuring that the erring officers lose their jobs? Commisioner!!

Hmmmm

ripbubu:
thank God that buhari is dead

Are you okay?

Thank devil, you're insane.

I keep wondering why I booked this space sef not tthat I have any positive thing to articulate.


Can some one pls tell me how what he did affect our lives (masses)?


He should just shut the Bleep off and stop been melodramatic

Oga VeePee , what about those held against court directives for their release?
In other news, one sure way to know that my very good friends , Sarrki & Dropshot are paid but hungry online agents is when they fall over themselves to defend their paymasters especially at the end of the month when alert no wan show.

Who give this idiot mouth to talk