Falana, lawmakers react to Lagos mobile court
– Mr Femi Falana reacted to the inauguration of Lagos mobile court, describing it as progressive
– The court is expected to dispense traffic offences quickly
– The court is expected to decongest the prisons
Mr Femi Falana has applauded Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for inaugurating the special offences (Mobile) Court for quick dispense of justice.
Falana described it as a progressive development considering the growing cases of traffic and environmental abuses in the state.
“It is a progressive development. I have just advised the attorney general that we would not allow the police and the traffic officials to detain people illegally but I have been assured that the penalty for most of the traffic offences shall be community service which I think is a very progressive development. That is going to enforce discipline on our roads and sanity to the system.”
Hon. Adefunmilayo Tejuosho who is the chairman of Lagos state House of Assembly committee on judiciary, human rights and public petition commended the move noting that it would decongest the prisons.
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“This is a welcome development. You know Lagos State is definitely the centre of excellence; we put things in motion and other states follow. We have to appreciate the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; the Ministry ofJustice, the Judiciary and also the House of Assembly for cooperation because to move the state forward, we have to work together as a unit.
“It is good that at the point of the incidence when somebody commits traffic offence, it can be handled immediately. You know a lot of times they say that a lot of awaiting trials are in the prisons detained and we are trying to decongest those areas and this is a good way of doing that and getting justice at the same time.
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“You know as they say, justice delayed is justice denied and we are trying to do everything quickly so that whoever commits an offence will not have an excuse to say that he is being detained unjustly and so on.
“Sometimes when you put a stick and you have a dog that wants to do something wrong, if it knows that the stick is something to punish it, the dog will not do it. So, it also will deter people from committing offences when they know there is a Mobile Court that will actually dispense justice quickly; people will be more careful and Nigeria and Lagos State especially will be a safer place for us all.”
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