The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria said on Wednesday, that it
received 18 new cases between January and February 2018 in Kano
state.
Alhaji Abubakar Umar, the State Coordinator of the council,
disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
in Kano.
According to him, 16 of the cases are criminal while the two are
civil.
Umar said some of the criminal cases had been completed while
others were pending in courts, adding that some of the civil cases
were resolved out-of-court.
The coordinator explained that most of the civil cases had to do
with non-payment of pension and retirement benefits, mostly by
privately-owned companies and pension fund administrators.
Umar said the other civil cases were based on land disputes,
marriage and debt recovery.
He, however, said that most of the criminal cases had to do with
armed robbery, criminal breach of trust, homicide, rape, theft
among others.
Umar, who said the council’s focus was to offer free legal
services, advised those who could not afford to pay for such
services with private legal outfits to make use of the services of
the council.
He, however, noted that the major challenge facing the council
was lack of fund and inadequate manpower.
The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria said on Wednesday, that it
received 18 new cases between January and February 2018 in Kano
state.
Alhaji Abubakar Umar, the State Coordinator of the council,
disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
in Kano.
According to him, 16 of the cases are criminal while the two are
civil.
Umar said some of the criminal cases had been completed while
others were pending in courts, adding that some of the civil cases
were resolved out-of-court.
The coordinator explained that most of the civil cases had to do
with non-payment of pension and retirement benefits, mostly by
privately-owned companies and pension fund administrators.
Umar said the other civil cases were based on land disputes,
marriage and debt recovery.
He, however, said that most of the criminal cases had to do with
armed robbery, criminal breach of trust, homicide, rape, theft
among others.
Umar, who said the council’s focus was to offer free legal
services, advised those who could not afford to pay for such
services with private legal outfits to make use of the services of
the council.
He, however, noted that the major challenge facing the council
was lack of fund and inadequate manpower.
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