The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said the criminal justice system in Nigeria was weak and sick.
Egbetokun, who stated this in Lagos at the 2024 Annual Lecture/Award ceremony on Friday, charged Nigerians to revive the system.
The IGP, who was represented by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said people should stop blaming the police.
He said the police were not the only pillar or stakeholder in the criminal justice system in the country, adding that, “We have challenges, we accept, but we will try our best to make sure we have a better system.”
He said, “All of us must come together to help perfect criminal justice or justice system administration in Nigeria.”
“The government has made the ACJA 2015 and other laws, but the problem we always face is that we always confuse ourselves and are full of sentiments.
“Cyber crime has been there since 2015. The provision is there that if you say certain things online it’s an offence. Nigerians must know that an offence has been committed.”
On #EndBadGovernance, Adejobi urged lawyers to stop confusing Nigerians on the issue of the arrested minors, saying “there is a difference between a protester and a criminal.”
He said “anyone who is more than seven years old can be charged to court and be prosecuted for committing a crime,” adding that, “Thank God the president gave them pardon. We would have continued with the case.”
