By Suleiman Yakubu

Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik, the Niger State Chief Judge, has admonished juveniles at the Minna Remand Home to see their incarceration as a correctional measure aimed at making them better people before being integrated back into society.
Justice Halima made these remarks at the Minna Remand Home in continuation of the 2024 Chief Judge's Visit to Custodial Centres, aimed at decongesting the custodial centres.
She told them that being at the remand home was not a punitive measure but rather was to correct some of the bad behaviour that led to their incarceration.
The chief judge urged them to take all instruction at the remand home with all seriousness so that they would turn a new leaf, be accepted by their families, and be reunited with the larger society.
After going through various cases at the remand home, one Okasha Mohammed charged with theft was discharged due to his track record of good conduct and behaviour.
She also directed the Legal Aid Council to seek bail for the inmates at the remand home and to take over the treatment of one Bello Samma.
The CJ attended to cases involving no fewer than 13 juveniles during her visit to the Minna Remand Home.
The officer in charge of the remand home, Hajiya Hassana Yakubu Paiko, appreciated the visit of the CJ and appealed to both private individuals and philanthropists to support the centre in areas of feeding and provision of social amenities, as the government alone cannot do all.
Hajiya Hassana added that they were going the extra mile by teaching the children skills and vocational acquisition so that when they eventually gain freedom, they will have something to do.  

By Suleiman Yakubu

Niger State Chief Judge, Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik, has charged all relevant stakeholders to, as a matter of urgency, expedite action in handling cases in the various courts.
Justice Halima stated this when she paid a visit to the New Medium Security and Correctional Centre, Minna, as part of the 2024 Chief Judges' Visit to Custodial Centres in the state.
She said that the lives of the people in detention were important and at stake, and there was a need to give them fair and quick trials.
According to her, the situation of missing case files and their duplicates was making the court release inmates awaiting trials unnecessarily.
Therefore, she directed that there should be synergy between the legal department of the police, the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), and the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the Ministry of Justice to ensure that they tie up their documents for quick administration of justice.
During the visit, six inmates serving various jail terms were pardoned and released based on a recommendation of their remorsefulness and good character.
She charged them to desist from wrongdoing that would return them to jail.
Also, some inmates were given bail and will continue to appear in court until their judgement is delivered, while others were discharged for lack of proof to continue with their cases.