In 2021, the justice sector in the country witnessed both high and low moments. So many events happened that shaped the sector. Some very good and some others not too good or outrightly bad.The sector, under the year in review, stood its ground on the renewed mission of self-cleansing with the view to filtering the wheat from the chaff.
The Office of the AGF filed an application requesting permission to declare bandits in the country as terrorists. The request was granted by the court. According to the president, judging by the current exchange rate, the country’s cumulative budget, from 2004 to 2018, stood at about N60 trillion, while more than N103 trillion was stolen in illicit transfers.
Speaking on the executive readiness to join FATF, Malami pointed out that Nigeria’s Financial Intelligent Unit issued Executive Alert to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies` for the implementation of the action plan on Nigeria follow up process. He assured the member states that Nigeria is willing and ready with high level commitment in addressing money laundering and terrorism financing in order to have stable and peaceful nation.
He said, “As far as terrorism funding and financing is concerned, we have succeeded in identifying those that are allegedly responsible for funding same and we are blocking the leakages associated with funding while embarking on aggressive investigation that is indeed impacting positively in terms of the fight against terrorism”.
The Presidential Committee on Correctional Reform and Decongestion, in July visited three borstal homes in the country and a total of 122 children were released feom the Borstal Training Institute. According to the minister of justice, Nigeria has adopted several strategies geared towards ending the security challenges including to cushion the effects of the war on victims, such as the internally displaced persons as well as modalities to boost infrastructural and economic development of the regions.
Speaking at the annual public lecture in New York, organized by the Centre for Media and Peace Initiative, New York, United States of America. The minister said “Various steps have been taken in terms of legislatives frameworks, establishment of institutions and policy measures targeted at combatting corruption, regional corporation and ensuring good governance for the benefit of citizens”
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