The new building of Customary Court Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area has been inaugurated by the State Chief Judge Justice Onochie Anyachebelu.
The ceremony attracted stakeholders from the community and Staff of the State judiciary.
Paul Ezeoke reports that while inaugurating the new court building, Justice Anyachebelu commended the community for embarking on and completing the initiative, assuring that the judiciary would ensure effective utilization of the structure to enhance the dispensation of justice.
He explained that Customary courts are invested with jurisdiction of hearing and determining both criminal and civil cases under native laws and customs.
The Chief Judge however explained that the justice sector does not accommodate customs that undermine justice, equity and a good conscience and expressed the belief that communities will abolish such customs.
In an address on behalf of the community, the Town Union Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr Linus Okafor -Ogunwa thanked the traditional ruler of the community Igwe Mbamala Okeke for facilitating the project and others who contributed in one way or another to actualizing it.
The community requested among other things, the establishment of a High Court in the Njikoka Local Government Area and stated its readiness to provide a befitting complex for the court which they noted will help accelerate the dispensation of justice.
In his remarks, one of the prominent sons of the community Chief Napoleon Onyechi expressed the hope that the court will help bring dispensation of justice closer to the people.
Also speaking, a community leader, Chief Henry Igboeli while expressing satisfaction with the actualization of the court project, noted that it will help promote rule of law, justice and protection of fundamental human rights.
The Chief Judge delegation earlier paid a courtesy call on the traditional ruler, Igwe Okeke.
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