The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has stated that the country’s weak
laws and not Justice AbubakarTalbashould be blamed for the
controversial judgment against a former Director in the Police Pension
Office, John YakubuYusufu, for stealing of N23.3billion from the Pension
funds.
According to him, if the law under which the convict was charged
imposed the maximum punishment of two years with an option of fine, then
it must be amended by the National Assembly.
The President of the NBA, Chief OkeyWali (SAN), stated this yesterday
while addressing journalists in Abuja after the end of a two-day summit
on peace and security, organised by the NBA.
According to NBA boss, the federal government lacks the strong will
to fight corruption, saying that the weak laws should be blamed for the
light sentence of Yusufu and not Justice Talba.
Commenting on delay trials, Wali said, “Trials are bound to delay
when Judges still take notes in long hand, yes, yes, writing from
morningtill evening. Technologically speaking, our courts do not belong
to this century”.
Reading from a communiqué issued after the summit, Wali said “the
police force should be re-trained and re-equipped to be able to confront
the criminal menaces. It is becoming more evident with each passing day
that the present military or armed approach at solving the problem of
insecurity is not enough.
Wali further decried the lack of police’s investigative skills,
saying that it was regrettable that the police rely on confessional
statement to prosecute over 90 per cent of criminal cases.
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