With the signing into law of the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill, Jigawa State is set for the implementation of a new criminal justice system.
At the public forum, the Project Coordinator, Victor Abasiakan-Ekim, who represented the NBA President, Mr. Paul Usoro reeled out the importance of ACJA in the Criminal Justice System while other states that were yet to adopt the law to do so. He said: ‘’ACJA will fall short of its potential if it only remains a federal law. In view of the need for uniformity, clarity, and better administration of justice throughout the country, it is essential for state to adopt this law.”
Mr Salman Rilwan of the Nigerian Law School, Kano Campus analysed the application of the two laws; the purpose of their enactment; their relationship with the CPA and the CPC and some other key areas of importance requiring special attention.