Godsgift Onyedinefu Justice Ishaq Bello, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and critical stakeholders have again expressed concern over the state of correctional facilities which they noted have left inmates more hardened than reformed. The Chief Judge said there indicators that point to the fact that the incidence of
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Buhari Nominates Justice Ishaq Bello to Rep Nigeria at International Criminal Court
Jude Johnson Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the incumbent Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, as the nation’s candidate to be Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, Netherlands. The ICC which, began functioning on 1 July 2002,
PRAWA, FCT Chief Judge calls for decriminalization of petty offenders
•Launches baseline report Godsgift Onyedinefu The Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Actions (PRAWA) has called for a review of the criminal laws in the country to stop the treatment of minor offences as crime. The Executive Director of PRAWA, Mrs. Uju Agomoh, speaking at a dissemination workshop organised by the Non-Governmental Organisation in collaboration
Arresting petty traders, a recipe for more crimes – FCT Chief Judge
Senator Iroegbu The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Chairman, Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC), Justice Ishaq Bello, has warned that the incessant arrest of traders by the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), police and other security agencies will push them to higher crimes. Bello who is