Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Senate President Bukola Saraki and Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen are among dignitaries expected at the fifth NBA Criminal Justice Reform Conference. The three-day event, which will hold in Asaba, Delta State from March 21 to 24, is organised by the NBA Criminal Justice Reform Committee chaired by Chief Arthur Obi-Okafor (SAN). House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, among others, are expected to speak at the event. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Executive Secretary Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, and a professor of law Yemi Akinseye-George are among those expected. Osinbajo will present the keynote address at the showcase session on the theme: Criminal Justice in Nigeria: the journey so far. Former NBA President Mr Joseph Daudu (SAN) will chair the first session on “unlocking the innovations of criminal Justice legislation in the country”. Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello, will be the keynote speaker. The second session will focus on “arrest, remand and awaiting trial syndrome in criminal justice: fixing the jigsaw to end prison congestion”. It will be chaired by the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice M. Umukoro. Former Delta State Deputy Governor Prof Amos Utuama will be the lead speaker. Day two of the conference will commence with break out sessions, which will examine different perspectives of criminal justice administration. Panel A, to be facilitated by Prof. Akinseye-George, will examine the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. Panel B, to be facilitated by Mr. Charles Ajuyah (SAN), will examine the ACJA and interlocutory proceedings. Panel C, to be facilitated by Mr. Akingbola Hanadeniran, will look at disclosure protocols under the ACJA. Former NBA president Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) will chair the fourth session, which will examine the topic: “Corruption: EFCC, Special courts to the rescue”. Lead speakers include Magu and Prof Owasanoye, who was nominated as ICPC chairman, but is yet to be confirmed by the Senate. Former United Nations (UN) Rapporteur on Human Trafficking, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, will chair the fifth session on “human trafficking and transnational crimes: institutional and legal remedies”. Discussants will include National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Director-General Julie Okah-Donli and Gen. Buratai. Panelists will include Immigrations Comptroller-General, Mr. Mohammed Babandede, State Security Services (SSS) Director-General, Lawal Musa Daura, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Amb. Mohammed Dauda and Chief Anthony Idigbe (SAN). Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter N.C. Umeadi, will chair the sixth session on “prosecution and punishment of electoral offences in Nigeria”.]]>

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