Northern Elders Raise The Alarm Over ‘Judicial Injustice’ In Nigeria

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed concern over what it described as the growing incidence of judicial injustice in Nigeria, warning that dwindling public confidence in the judiciary poses a serious threat to the rule of law, constitutional democracy and the country’s political stability.
The forum made its position known in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jika Jiddere.
NEF called for urgent judicial reforms to strengthen the independence, transparency, and integrity of the courts, stressing that the administration of justice must remain impartial and insulated from external influence.
According to the statement, Nigeria’s democracy is fac...