High Court judge in Oyo State Bayo Taiwo has called on the state government to employ more lawyers in order to strengthen the personnel base of the government in dispensing justice.
Justice Taiwo said insufficient number of lawyers at the state’s Ministry of Justice was a major impediment in the speedy dispensation of Justice. Justice Taiwo noted that some lawyers were fond of indirectly increasing the length of days in which their clients suffer in prison by filing application for bail in cases they know are not bailable.
“As a lawyer, don’t be afraid to tell your client the truth about the matter: if you know that he is guilty, tell him, and also let him know the consequence of his offence so that it will give you ample opportunity to go directly to your case and stop running around for processes that you already know will not work.