Former NBA president, Agbakoba, seeks decentralized police, revamp of judicial system

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has urged the new Attorney General of Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to revamp the judicial system in order to ensure effective prosecution of cases.

Agbakoba made this call via a lengthy statement he personally signed and published on Monday.

He expressed confidence in the new AGF while reiterating the need for major reforms in the criminal justice system, and recommended that prosecution be handled by a newly established National Prosecution Agency.