Awaiting Trial inmate in Prison
Awaiting Trial inmate in Prison
Chief Judge Frees 29 Prison Inmates in
Bauchi
The Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar has
released a total number of 29 inmates during her 2019 first and
second quarter jail delivery exercise in the State.
The State Chief Judge in the company of members of the State
Administration of criminal Justice Committee visited the five main
Prisons in the State and two other Satellite Prisons where she
reviewed cases of awaiting trial inmates with minor offences and
released 29.
Briefing newsmen shortly after the exercise in Bauchi Prison,
Justice Rabi T.Umar decried the delay in the duplication of case
diaries of suspects with capital charges from the police and the
State Ministry for Justice. She urged the two agencies to work hand
in hand with a view to ensuring speedy dispensation of Justice. The
Chief Judge ordered the release of five inmates in Bauchi Prison
who have stayed for over five years without trial as their case
diaries could not be duplicated by the Police and their files could
not be found with the State Department of Public Prosecution.
While the State Chief Judge commended some Magistrates and
Sharia Court judges in the State for their diligence towards
effective dispensation of Justice, She however frowned at others
and summoned three of them to her office for obvious
irregularities.
In his remarks, the Controller of Prisons Bauchi State Command,
Suleiman T. Suleiman, commended the Chief Judge for carrying out
the exercise adding that it will go a long way in decongesting
Prisons in the State.
The jail delivery exercise saw the release of 6 inmates from
Jama’are Prison, 13 from Bauchi Prison, Misau 2, Azare 2, Alkaleri
4, Ningi 1 and Zaki 1 respectively, making a total number of
29.
DSP ADAM ABUBAKAR JIBRIN
COMMAND PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
NIGERIAN PRISONS SERVICE
BAUCHI STATE COMMAND.
aalgwallary@gmail.com