No offender should escape justice on mere technicalities, CJN tells judges.
The CJN told judges to do thorough justice to all matters so that trust and confidence in the judiciary can be sustained by litigants and the entire citizenry.
He spoke on Monday, at the opening ceremony of the 2021 national workshop for investigators and prosecutors, organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.
According to the CJN, who is also the NJI chairman, “it is often painful to see offenders walk away on technicalities just because due diligence was not observed during an investigation or in the course of the trial.
To this end, your respective responsibilities have a lasting impact on the peace, security and stability of this nation, flowing from the fact that the presence or absence of undesirable elements in the society is firmly situated within your day-to-day activities and the powers conferred on you via different legislations.
“Therefore, failure to diligently investigate and prosecute can further endanger victims, witnesses, and other vulnerable persons.
“I have no doubt that this workshop will identify aspects that require improvement and through this, form a network aimed at promoting cooperation among stakeholders in the criminal justice sector.”
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