In Nigeria, every person (including suspects and defendants/accused persons) is assumed to be innocent until a court declares a person guilty. This is a constitutional right that should not be violated by any person (including law enforcement agencies, institutions, leaders and government). However, the reverse is the case, with overzealous law enforcement agencies, going in […]
HRCRC Facilitates the Release of over 20 inmates of Abakaliki and Afikpo Prisons in Goal Delivery by CJ of Ebonyi State
Every person charged for committing an offence is entitled to be arraigned and tried before a competent court of law within 48 hours. However, certain alleged offenders have been remanded in prison for over two years without trial. The Chief judge in his magnanimity, backed up by statutory provisions, discharged alleged offenders awaiting trial in […]
Goal Delivery July 2018
Justice and Mercy – In the spirit of these Godlike twin concepts, the Chief Justice of Ebonyi State, His Lordship Alloy Nnwankwo embarked on a goal delivery on the 19th and 20th of July for inmates incarcerated in Afikpo and Abakaliki Prisons respectively; both in Ebonyi State. The exercise saw to the outright discharge of […]
RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING
As Ngozi descended the stairs into the mall hall at the first floor, she just knew she hadn’t been treated right. Tears welled up in her eyes and her knees were still trembling. How come she was not given a chance to defend herself? Each time she attempted to speak before her supervisor and the […]