Niger CJ arrest prosecutor over incarceration of accused person with forged FIR

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Niger State Chief Judge, Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik has ordered the arrest of a police prosecutor from the Magistrate Court in Izom, Gurara local

It was gathered that the accused person was detained at the Suleja Correctional Centre without the knowledge of the presiding Magistrate based on the First Information Report, FIR.She found that the First Information Report on which the accused person was being kept was not signed by the presiding Magistrate.

In her defence, the presiding Magistrate told the CJ that the suspect has never been arraigned in her court before. Hence, the CJ asked the police prosecutor, Inspector Mohammed of the Magistrate Court to explain how the issue was handled that led to the incarceration of the suspect for about two months at the Suleja Correctional custody.

The Chief Judge expressed concern over the development while describing it as unacceptable and an infringement on the fundamental rights of individuals.

 

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