My people, make I gist you wetin dey happen for Jigawa State judiciary o. Dem don report say last year, 2025, dem receive total of 30,058 cases for various courts across the state.
Out of this cases, dem fit handle 22,829, and as we dey yan now, 7,070 cases still dey wait for their turn. Na wah o! This report na from the annual Bar and Bench Meeting wey happen for Dutse, the capital.
Chief Judge of Jigawa State, Justice Umar M. Sadiq, come talk say the State High Courts alone collect 917 cases, but only 685 dem fit settle, leaving 233 cases on ground. Wetin dey happen for Magistrates’ Courts? Dem collect 5,016 cases, handle 2,014 and 3,002 cases still dey hang like Akara wey no fry well.
Justice Sadiq no forget the Shari’a Court of Appeal too, as dem receive 148 cases, settle 86 and two still dey pending. Concerning the lower Shari’a Courts, na dem wey dey carry the bulk matter o, as dem get 23,877 cases, handle 20,044, but 3,833 don still turn ghost for their records.
The Chief Judge no slack, e hail all the judicial officers and stakeholders wey contribute for this verdict. Na him call out the Koko people like the Nigerian Bar Association, the Ministry of Justice, and even the Nigeria Police for their gbaladun approach wey help de justice system.
Attorney General of Jigawa, Bello Fanini, come show face to reaffirm sey dem go continue to support the judiciary. E say, “We dey work hand in hand to make sure sey justice dey flow well and rule of law no go gree sleep.”
Fanini believe say with this kind teamwork, dem go fit deliver justice wey go make pepper for dem wey dey trouble. E come highlight sey dem go make sure sey judiciary get all the tools wey dem need to function well.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association for Dutse, G. H. Umar, praise judiciary for sharing performance data, but e dey call for full independence make dem sabi wetin dem dey do.
As the meeting dey go, Chief Registrar of the Jigawa State High Court, Aisha Babura, give welcome address wey sweet for ears. E tell say dis meeting na time to reflect on how we go fit improve our justice delivery for Jigawa.
After the meeting, Abbas Wangara, Director of Publicity and Protocols, yarn say di annual Bar and Bench Meeting na big success. Dem gather judges, lawyers and stakeholders wey wan make judiciary shine bright.
Wangara talk sey dis event give dem opportunity to plan how dem go run justice matter well. E highlight sey judiciary dey serious about improving wetin dem dey do, and dem need everybody support to carry am go further.
Jigawa State’s annual Bar and Bench Meeting be dat forum wey dey bring judges, lawyers and other stakeholders together, make dem yarn about how to improve the justice system. E no easy, but dem dey try pass make sure sey justice dey served hot for everybody wey need am.
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