30,179 new cases filed in FCT within 12 months worrisome – Chief Judge

… says rising litigation requires urgent attention
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA — The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, disclosed on Wednesday that 30,179 new cases were recorded within the court’s jurisdiction over the past year.

According to him, 6,727 of the new cases were filed at the High Court’s registry, a staggering 23,200 were lodged in the Magistrate Courts, and the Abuja Multi-Door Courthouse (AMDC) received 252 new cases.

The CJ said he was delighted that the High Court had successfully disposed of 5,625 of the cases before it, while the Magistrate Courts decided 19,292 cases and the AMDC disposed of 195.

“Th...