Sagay threatens judges who ignores provisions of ACJA

Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, has
threatened to bring before the National Judicial Commission, NJC,
any judge who ignores the provisions of Administration of Criminal
Justice Act, ACJA.

Chairman of committee, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, who issued the
threat in an interview with Vanguard, yesterday, also said the
committee would train young lawyers, journalists and members of
civil society groups to monitor cases in courts across the
country.

Sagay said Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter
Onnoghen, did well by directing that in all the court systems,
special courts should be created for corruption cases.

He, however, regretted that the CJN made a mistake by appointing
Senior Advocates of Nigeria as monitors.

He said: “These are the people who are defending looters and
people who have corruption cases before the courts. You cannot be
the hunter and the hunted.”

Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, has
threatened to bring before the National Judicial Commission, NJC,
any judge who ignores the provisions of Administration of Criminal
Justice Act, ACJA.

Chairman of committee, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, who issued the
threat in an interview with Vanguard, yesterday, also said the
committee would train young lawyers, journalists and members of
civil society groups to monitor cases in courts across the
country.

Sagay said Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter
Onnoghen, did well by directing that in all the court systems,
special courts should be created for corruption cases.

He, however, regretted that the CJN made a mistake by appointing
Senior Advocates of Nigeria as monitors.

He said: “These are the people who are defending looters and
people who have corruption cases before the courts. You cannot be
the hunter and the hunted.”