In a January 14, 2022 article, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) wrote: “It is no longer news that Nigeria’s courts have normalised corruption and abuse of power. They have also put the corruption of courts and judges beyond the realm of accountability. Having developed into a country incapable of generating indignation for these perversions of high judicial office, Nigerians nevertheless wonder why the country has descended into an orgy of violent self-help. What follows is a recent timeline of how.”
To check this worrisome trend, the Magistrates Association of Nigeria- FCT Branch (MAN-FCT) in collaboration with Fight Against Corruption in the Judiciary (FIACIJ) and Duty Solicitors Network (DSN) with the support of EU Sponsored British Council Rolac Programme, Juritrust Centre for Socio Legal Research & Documentation and Justice Reform Project will on Monday commence a two-day workshop for magistrates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The theme of the workshop which will run from Monday to Tuesday is — “Attaining Global Best Practices in the FCT Magistracy; Challenges and Solutions.”
The event which will take place at the ceremonial court hall of the FCT High Court from 9 am to 3 pm daily has the Chief Judge of FCT, Hon. Justice Hussaini Yusuf Baba as Chief Host and Senior Magistrate Musa Abdulrazak Eneye (Chairman MAN – FCT) as host.
