Kogi Courts Discharge 7,850 Cases in 2013/2014

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Courts under the Kogi State Judicial Service successfully handled 7,850 cases during the 2013/2014 legal year, it has been learnt.

It was also learnt that 5,663 others were outstanding.

The Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, spoke at the maiden Kogi State Chief Judge’s Annual Awards, which held at the State High Court Complex in Lokoja, the state capital.

Justice Ajanah hailed the Judiciary for exceptional performance during the outgoing legal year, adding that it would fast-track the administration of justice in the state.

He said: “In the 2013/2014, the High Court had 1,323 cases, which include the cases brought forward from the previous year. Of the figure, 846 cases were completed, leaving an outstanding, which was carried into new legal year. At Magistrate Court level, 3,507 cases were filed before Magistrate’s courts but 2,138 cases were disposed of and 1,369 are pending.”

He added that the Area courts had 8,690 cases filed, out of which 4,701 were disposed of and 3,989

According to him, the Family Court, which handles matters involving children of 18 years and below, recorded 121 cases and disposed of 73, leaving 48 cases pending.

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