Politics
Why Nigeria needs special courts for corruption cases – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday explained why Nigeria needs special courts to handle corruption cases in the country.
The President, who disclosed this in an interview with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Federal Government would establish the special courts to convince Nigerians on the seriousness of its anti-graft crusade.
“Yes, we need them (special courts) to save time and to convince Nigerians we are serious,” he said while responding to question on the matter.
READ ALSO: Boko Haram financiers are seeking relevance through violence – Buhari
President Buhari also decried the numerous loopholes in the country’s legal system.
He added: “But if you have sufficient courts, you bring charges immediately, people are put before the court, they will defend themselves.
“Special courts are important in cases of corruption so that the riot act would be properly read to the public.”
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...