Critical stakeholders in the justice sector have called for the improvement of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) passed into law in 2015, as well as the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) subsequently passed by various states of the federation.
The stakeholders which include; the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukayode, the Chief Judge (CJ) of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf, as well as the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS), made the call at the launch of the 2024 Annual Report and the 2025 Strategic Action Plan of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC).
Speaking at the occasion, Fagbemi observed that, “the journey to a flawless criminal justice system is complex, no doubt; but together, we can overcome these challenges.”