Nigeria: Body of SANs Condemns Duration of Cases in Courts

12 December 2012

Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, has regretted the length of time it takes to conclude cases in courts in the country, warning that the development was eroding the confidence of the public in the courts.

Mr. Louis Mbanefo, SAN, who represented the body at the valedictory court session held in honour of Justice Gloria Okeke, who retired from the bench of the Federal High Court, at the Ikoyi, Lagos premises of the court, said "the length of time it takes to dispose of a case is of grave concern to us.

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