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Thursday, January 26, 2017

OYO STATE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND JDPC UNVEILS NEW LAWS PASSED TO AID THE ACCELERATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: ORGANISES A TWO DAY WORKSHOP



The Oyo State Ministry of Justice and the Justice Development and Peace Commission, JDPC had organised a two day seminar to orientate Oyo State Stakeholders in order to effectively kick start the operation of the newly passed Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2017 of Oyo State and The Community Service Punishment Law of Oyo State, 2016.

The program was chaired by the Oyo State Chief Judge, Hon, Justice M. L. Abimbola and fully supported by the Ministry of Justice Oyo State, of which all the Oyo State High Court Judges and Magistrates were in attendance.

Men from the left to right: The Honourable Chief Judge of Oyo State, Hon Justice M. L. Abimbola and the Honourable Attroney General and Commisioner of Justice, Mr. Oluseun Abimbola

Also in attendance were the representatives of all Federal, State and individuals' stakeholders of Oyo State which includes the representative members of: the Ministry of Women Affairs, the Judiciary, the Nigeria Bar Association, The State Counsels at the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, The Nigerian Police, The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, The Independent and Corrupt Practices (and other related Offences) Commission, The Prison Services, The Legal Aid Council and Federation of Women Lawyers Association also known as FIDA.


A cross-section of stakeholder participants

The workshop which was held between 25th and 26th of January at the JDPC Premises, Bashorun, Ibadan, Oyo State assisted the all stakeholders across-board in Oyo State to critically examine and discuss some of the innovations in the new laws. The need for all to make same workable and how to make same workable was also discussed extensively with the promises from spoke persons for each stakeholders promising a better regime of the administration of criminal Justice in Nigeria.


A cross-section of stakeholder participants

with the advent and regime of the new laws, it is hope that the Criminal Justice System will be restorative as other advanced nations of the world as United States and United Kingdom.

From the Left: The Honourable Chief Judge of Oyo State, Hon Justice M. L. Abimbola and the principal Partner, Sun Natha-Alade & Associates, Richarmond O. Natha-Alade

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