A Lagos State Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Yaba has refused to grant an oral application made by the police, seeking the permission of the court to
He said, “We have a serious objection to the proposed arraignment on two solid legal grounds; that he is entitled to at least 48 hours’ notice within which to answer to the charge, by virtue of section 82 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos.
“Until the court orders are complied with by the IGP, this court can’t entertain the charge from the police,” Falana stated. “We also rely on last week’s rulings of this court. We have compiled and duplicated this file to the office of the DPP. It is left for them to do their job, we cannot wait for them. We are empowered by law to prosecute all the way to the Supreme Court.
In her ruling, the magistrate, having issued the previous orders, insisted on awaiting the DPP’s advice, before proceeding with the case.
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