BOZIMO HARPS ON BENEFITS OF CONTINUOUS TRAINING OF STATE COUNSELS.

Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice , Mr. Isaiah Bozimo has harped on the need for staff and state counsels in the State Ministry of Justice to be equipped with the needed skills to discharge their duties effectively in prosecution of cases.

Mr. Bozimo stated this in Unity Hall Government House Asaba during a continuous training series practical session on cross examination.

He said that state counsels should be very professional in their approach in court and shun aggressiveness tendencies in court, adding that being in such mood would alienate the judge on decision making.

Mr. Bozimo, who was the resource person, noted that the training was to ensure that staff and state counsels in the Ministry were exposed to relevant tips that could enable them serve the government and people of Delta State well.

He said that the function of the Ministry was to play two key roles  such as public prosecutor and government's legal adviser , adding that the Ministry would perform optimally only if the state counsels were aware of what they needed to know.

Mr. Bozimo stated that the Ministry under his watch had identified series of  key areas that they should be trained on, stressing that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) had made it mandatory for lawyers to receive legal education at all times.

The Delta AG said that  the administration of criminal justice law, administration of civil Justice law and arbitration law had provided the needed framework for legal officers to perform effectively and efficiently.

In an interview with some of the participants including a deputy director in the Department of Public Prosecution, Mr. Ogheneovo Anthony Orhororho  and Mrs. Okeh Enyosu said that the training was timely,   noting that it would assist them carrying out their assignments effectively.

While commending the Attorney-General for equipping them with skills and knowledge to deliver their job in line with the expectations of the State Government and the general public, Mr. Orhororho described Mr. Bozimo as a pragmatic,  dynamic  and well equipped legal expert.

BOZIMO AFFIRMS COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE CORRECT IMPLEMENTATION OF ACJL.

Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Isaiah Bozimo has reiterated the determination of the State Government to always interface and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that the custodial elements of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law are correctly implemented in the state.

Mr. Bozimo stated this in his office in Asaba when the newly posted Controller of Corrections Centre, Delta State Command,  Mr. Babafemi Jaiyeoba paid him a courtesy call .

He said that the Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2022 had introduced several reforms and measures to ensure that the efficient conduct of the trials regarding criminal justice sector. 

Mr. Bozimo stated that the administration of criminal justice law had made it possible for the decongestion of the custodial centres across the state, adding that it was the reason there was significant emphasis on reforming the administration of criminal justice law.

The Delta Attorney-General lauded key stakeholders in the custodial centres for the domestication of the act for the benefits of the people of the state, stressing that the implementation of the law which was first domesticated in 2016 was not working as envisioned.

He said that the 2022 law of administration of criminal justice was aimed at moving the criminal justice from impunity to reformative , noting that the law had given Judges and Magistrates the option of imposing none custodial measures.

He stated that awareness was being created on the new provisions of the law, adding that the Ministry had earmarked the correctional services as key stakeholders.

Mr. Bozimo,who recalled that the Ministry was reforming the ACJL 2016, they wrote to the correctional services for their memorandum on areas they felt that the ACJL should incorporate.

While pledging robust working relationship with the new controller, Mr. Bozimo said that measures had been introduced to track the success of the law through the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee.

He said that the Ministry would leverage on data collection and analysis to ensure that  the measures had direct impact on the operations of the custodial centres.

Earlier, the  Controller of Corrections, Delta Command, Mr. Babafemi Jaiyeoba appreciated the Attorney-General for his numerous impacts in the justice system,  explaining that he was in the Commissioner's office to familiarise with him  as the new controller of corrections in the state.

He stressed the need to strengthen the cordial working relationship with the Commissioner and Ministry of Justice, describing the quality of legal advice and tempo at which they received the legal advice from the Ministry as commendable.

Tricyclist Stoned To Death For Stabbing Customer Over #50 In Bayelsa.

A tricyclist has been stone to death for stabbing his customer to jdeath over an argument that ensue over N50, in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State.

The incident took place in the evening of Wednesday 19 April in Yenezue- Epie town.

An eye witness account had it that the trycyclist stabbed the victim identified as Thank God Doglass on the lower abdomen when he alighted the tricycle and gave the trycyclist N100 instead of N150.

When the trycyclist noticed that the victim had died, he tried to escape but was apprehended by an angry crowd he beat him to death and set his body and the tricycle ablaze. 

The report sparked an outburst of violence in the region and several Tricycles were set ablaze.

Former Arsenal Academy Player Left Tetraplegic After Drink "Spike" On Night Out.

A former Arsenal Academy Player, Daniel Cane was left Tetraplegic after Drink "Spike" on night out.

Daniel was a fit and healthy footballer and a qualified electrician, but after a drink "Spike" at a night out with friends, the  23 year old was hit with a life changing "travesty" as a cardiac arrest starved his brain of Oxygen. 

On the night out on 9 June 2020, Daniel friends noticed he looked a " funny colour" and was not waking up, so his friends attempted to perform CPR on him while the ambulance was called. 

When the ambulance came, they worked 24 minutes on him to get his heart beating again but his brain and spinal cord was starved of Oxygen, causing serious damage. 

Doctors told Daniels family that if he wakes up, he will be in a vegetative state but after spending 25 days in a coma,  defy the odds and "woke up" and gradually his cognitive function began to return in what his Mother described as a " Miracle".

His short term memories was significantly destroyed by the injuries but his long term memory was  intact.

After two and half years "bouncing around" different hospitals and care homes, he was eventually able to come home but now l

uses a wheelchair and needs around- the- clock care.

Ticket Boys Caused Multiple Vehicle Accident In Sapele.

Ticket Boys popularly called "Agberos" caused multiple accident in Sapele on Wednesday and ran away.

Eye witness accounted that a mini van that carried goods, coming from Lagos was flagged down by the ticket Boys  at Amukpe roundabout but the van refused to stop.

The ticket Boys there after entered another vehicle and gave the van a good chase.

In the process, the van diverted into the other lane of the ever busy Sapele/ Warri road and almost had a head on collision with a tanker filled with fuel and a Tipper van carrying sand but managed to run into a nearby bush.

The tanker in attempt to avoid the mini van ran into the bush on his right and fell down.

The Tipper van also avoided the accident and ran into the bush too.

The three vehicles were damaged but no live was lost.

On sighting the mini van heading into collision with a Tanker and a Tipper van, the "Agberos" took to their heels and left the scene before anyone could apprehend them as the cause of the Accident.

Road users wonder why ticket Boys are still on the highway in Delta State despite the recent ban by His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa.

Mr. Igho Aghrewe, a transporter speaking on the incident said after banding the activities of these "Agberos,"  government should have put in place measures to ensure the ban is sustained because without such measures, these "Agberos" will not leave the highway.

Other road users interviewed called on the government of the day to do the needful to avoid unnecessary  loss of lives and properties on our highways.

Fire Raze Down Hausa Market In Sapele

Fire Raze down Hausa Market, close to former NTA Station in Sapele on Friday 21 April.

Goods worth millions of Naira was burnt down as traders could hardly retrieve their wares from the inferno.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertain and the market was completely razed down before fire service could get to the scene.

A visit to the scene shows traders counting their loss and looking dejected.

Mr. Sanni Abubakar, one of the traders said he came from travel this week, where he went to get goods for sale for the Eld fitre celebration only to loss them in this inferno.

Others interviewed gave similar tale.

Concern persons are calling on the local and state government to come to their aid inorder to lessen their stress as a result of this incident.

Public And Private Schools In Sapele To Resume Academic Activities For Third Term On Tuesday 25 April.

Public and Private schools in Sapele are to resume academic activities for 3rd term 2022/2023 academic year on Tuesday 25 April, 2023.

The resumption date that was formerly slated for Monday 24 April had to be shifted to Tuesday because of the  Muslim Eld -Fitre celebration holiday that was declared by the Federal government to be Friday 21 April and Monday 24 April.

Most Private Schools in town have started making preparation for resumption as teachers and other non--Academic staff have resumed work since Monday this week to get ready their lesson notes, other learning materials and to keep the environment clean to welcome pupils and students back to school come next week.

Mrs. Eweto Patricia, Principal in one of the private schools visited commented that the 2nd term holiday was very short( barely about 3 weeks for students but 2 weeks for teachers).

Eweto said in these two weeks, teachers only had one week to rest as the first week was utilize in preparing 2nd term result scores for pupils and students/ giving out same to guardians.

Eweto opined that, despite the short holiday, her staff are ready and happy to commence the 3rd term with all zest noting that it is in this term that the JSS 3 examination and the Senior Secondary School examination will take place.