• About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Friday, October 3, 2025
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Diplomatic Info
  • Home
  • Diplomacy
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Nigeria
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Cover Story
  • ECOWAS
    • Togo
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Nigeria
    • Niger
    • Mali
    • Liberia
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Guinea
    • Ghana
    • The Gambia
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Cabo Verde
    • Burkina Faso
    • Benin
  • Advertise
    • mail
  • Home
  • Diplomacy
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Nigeria
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Cover Story
  • ECOWAS
    • Togo
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Nigeria
    • Niger
    • Mali
    • Liberia
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Guinea
    • Ghana
    • The Gambia
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Cabo Verde
    • Burkina Faso
    • Benin
  • Advertise
    • mail
No Result
View All Result
Diplomatic Info
No Result
View All Result
Home ECOWAS Nigeria

EFCC, police slammed over verification of sureties

by Diplomatic Info
December 27, 2022
in Nigeria
0
EFCC, police slammed over verification of sureties
0
SHARES
43
VIEWS
Facebook ShareShare on WhatsAppTweet it!

Agroup known as Vanguard for Judicial Independence has faulted prosecuting agencies’ verification of sureties for bail. The group said that the practice was unconstitutional.

The group stated this in a statement signed by its convener, Douglas Ogbankwa, in Lagos.

According to the group, it is unconstitutional for the court to direct law enforcement agencies like the police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to verify the sureties of defendants.

“It offends the principle of pacta sunt servanda (no man shall be judge in his own cause) for prosecutors to be asked to verify the sureties of defendants in a criminal prosecution,” the group explained. “What it means is that a court that asks the EFCC or police or others to verify sureties has not just taken sides in the matter, but has surrendered the sovereignty of the court to another party.”

According to the statement, the action violates section 36 of the 1999 Constitution as amended, which provides that the court should be constituted in a way and manner that guarantees its independence and impartiality.

“Fair hearing is not just fairness in the hearing of a matter, but fairness in the procedures observed before a verdict is reached. Justice is a three-way traffic: justice for the state, justice for the defendant and justice for the complainant,” the group noted. “Any unfair advantage given to any party, negates the values of justice depicted by the statute of justice which is blind and has a balanced scale.”

It said some prosecutors might utilise their positions over defendants to make the bail process too rigorous, stressing that “there are defendants who remain in custody for close to one year because of these avoidable legal hiccups.”

The statement urged the judiciary to review the process of verification of sureties to put it in proper context and adopt liberal conditions of bail to save defendants from staying long in custody due to the inability to perfect their bails. 

(NAN)

Diplomatic Info

Diplomatic Info

Next Post
14 states showcase cultural heritage at 2022 Calabar carnival

14 states showcase cultural heritage at 2022 Calabar carnival

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

ValueJet chairman has apologised, begged me to fly in private jet: KWAM 1

ValueJet chairman has apologised, begged me to fly in private jet: KWAM 1

2 months ago
CPJ demands urgent freedom for detained Nigerian reporter Daniel Ojukwu

Abia: Police commissioner warns newly promoted officers against extortion, bribery

9 months ago

Popular News

  • Buhari arrives Washington for U.S.-Africa leaders summit

    Buhari arrives Washington for U.S.-Africa leaders summit

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Court remands Lagosian for allegedly defiling his three daughters

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Angola has deployed troops in DR Congo to fight M23 rebels

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • I snubbed governors Tinubu sent to beg me after election; I’ll not stop fighting until Supreme Court rules: Atiku Abubakar

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 8 killed, 25 injured in Cameroonian bus crash

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us on Facebook

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Enter your email now to join our community of readers, and get new contents straight to your inbox

We promise to not spam you

Thanks for joining in.

Category

  • Africa
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Business
  • Cote D'Ivoire
  • Cover Story
  • Diplomacy
  • ECOWAS
  • Education
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • International
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • News
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Politics
  • Programs
  • Security
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • The Gambia
  • Togo
  • Uncategorized

Quick Links

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise

About Us

Providing strategic insights into important social, cultural, political, and economic factors that significantly influence business and nations, Diplomatic Info will examine these critical issues and provide strategies that create competitive advantages.

© 2023 Diplomatic Info - Built with Love by Creovantage.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Diplomacy
  • Embassy News and Info
  • Events
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Security
  • News
  • Cover Story
  • Africa
  • ECOWAS
    • Togo
    • Sierra Leone
    • Senegal
    • Nigeria
    • Niger
    • Mali
    • Liberia
    • Guinea Bissau
    • Guinea
    • The Gambia
    • Cote D’Ivoire
    • Ghana
    • Cabo Verde
    • Benin
    • Burkina Faso
  • International
  • Contact

© 2023 Diplomatic Info - Built with Love by Creovantage.