Angered by the non-prosecution of crime suspects, Justice
Suleiman Dikko, Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, has threatened to stop signing
arrest warrants for the Police.
Dikko issued the threat on Wednesday in Wamba, during his
tour of Federal Prisons in the state.
The CJ expressed shock at the persistent lack of prosecution
of a large number of accused persons in prisons, and described the situation as
“frustrating”.
According to him, efforts to de-congest the prisons were
being frustrated by the inability of the Police to prosecute accused persons,
after arresting them over alleged crimes.
“In the course of going round prisons, we found that some
inmates have not been arraigned in court, four years after they were arrested.
“If the legal units of the Police Force fail to take urgent
action towards addressing this trend, I will stop signing arrest warrants.
“We are working to de-congest the prisons and ensure justice
to inmates; the judiciary will not want its efforts thwarted by anybody,” he
said.
Dikko directed the welfare department of the prisons to
contact family members of the inmates who were granted bail, to come to their
aid.
He also directed judges in lower courts to conclude minor
cases involving awaiting-trial inmates, especially those who had admitted to
their crime.
“By March, I will be coming for another round of visit. I
will free the suspects if I discovered that their cases have not been
concluded,” he said.
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