Determined to dispense justice, Delta
State judiciary has disposed 5,292 criminal and civil cases at the High and
Magistrates courts in the first quarter of this year.
This was contained in the 2017 first
quarter report of cases disposed of by the courts, which was made available by
the Office of the state Chief Judge of High Court of Justice, in Asaba.
A breakdown of cases at the High
Courts across the state shows that, out of 394 criminal cases, 46 were
convicted for armed robbery; kidnapping and murder recorded the highest number,
while 3,842 civil cases were heard and determined.
At the magistrate level, 1,722
criminal and civil cases in the period under review were concluded and disposed
of, with criminal cases recording the highest number of 1,388.
In a recent interview, the State
Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro, assured that the innovation of presenting
quarterly report of cases disposed of by the judiciary will be on regular
basis, adding that it was one of the means to justify judicious and prudent
management of tax payers’ money.
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