Ekiti State Govt Establishes Law Officers Security Protection Service

* Says we will not accept that a Law Officer is intimidated
or threatened in any way

Ekiti state government has established Law Officers Security
Protection Service.

In a statement made available to TheNigerialawyer by the
Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, of the state,
Olawale Fapohunda, he stated that the Ministry of Justice will
continue to work to ensure that threats to Law Officers are quickly
assessed and appropriate measures are taken.

“We will not accept that a Law Officer is intimidated or
threatened in any way in discharging his obligation to faithfully
represent the State Government in any proceedings and before any
court in Ekiti State.

“To that end, I have directed the establishment of a Law
Officers Security Protection Service to be coordinated by a Law
Officers Security unit within the office of the Solicitor- General
& Permanent Secretary (SG/PS), Ministry of Justice.

The Law Officers Security Unit will be
mandated to enhance the safe and secure conduct of judicial
proceedings by protecting Law Officers both within and outside
courthouses. This will be a comprehensive effort accomplished by
anticipating and deterring threats to Law Officers,

— Attorney-General Ekiti (@AGWalefapohunda) January
2, 2019^[1]

He has further directed that the SG/ PS immediately undertake
a  review of similar initiatives if it exists within Nigeria
and globally so that the Ministry of Justice, as well as the
Nigerian Police and other security agencies in the state, can
benefit from a compilation of best practices.

“We must take every step to ensure that our Law Officers, never
face violent attack for carrying out their duties

“The Law Officers Security Unit will be mandated to
enhance the safe and secure conduct of judicial proceedings by
protecting Law Officers both within and outside
courthouses.

“This will be a comprehensive effort accomplished by
anticipating and deterring threats to Law Officers, and by
continuously developing and employing innovative protective
tactics,” Olawale Fapohunda added.

He noted that to achieve this in concrete terms the Nigeria
Police, State Security Service and the Nigeria Security
and Civil Defence Corps will be engaged on modalities for
the implementation of this intervention.