Katsina State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice,
Ahmed El-Marzuq, yesterday, advised lawyers in the state against
providing legal representation for armed bandits.
El-Marzuq told the lawyers to be cautious of who and what case
they provide legal representation for.
He spoke during the 2019 Law Week with the theme “The rule of
law, National Security: Challenges and Prospects,” organised by
Katsina State branch of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
According to El-Marzuq, “we implore all of you to give us
(Katsina State government) the maximum support even if it means
denying the bandits legal representation.
“There are certain cases that I think every lawyer should be
careful in handling. Everybody has the right to be represented and
given fair hearing but there are certain issues that I think we
should tread with some caution.
“We should be more mindful of the kind of representation we give
to a kind of person that has committed a crime. We are not denying
anybody fair hearing or right to life or right to freedom but we
should be cautious in making those representations.”
Earlier, Chairman, Katsina State branch of NBA, Ahmad Gaffar,
said among others:”Effort of the Katsina State government in the
recent time is commendable, as efforts of the governor to
personally and directly hear the grievances of the repentant
bandits will go a long way to put to rest the ongoing waste of
lives and property of innocent citizens.”
“What is disturbing is the allegations of complacent of some
security personnel in this state of affairs, and more worrisome is
the fact that, an indepth investigation has not been ordered nor
conducted to weed out such officials, who are giving the law
enforcement agencies the unbefitting bad name.”
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