The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, has accused the judiciary of being responsible for the continuous return of criminals to the streets of Lagos.
This was even as he said that the return of criminals to the streets usually endangers police officers, lamenting the death of 39 policemen between January and December, 2013.
Manko stated this on Tuesday at the police command, Ikeja, while addressing journalists and reviewing his achievements from January to December, 2013.
In his presentation, he noted that the command lost 39 police officers during encounter with armed robbers.
He added: “Our criminal justice system should be reformed in such a manner that would guarantee faster and impartial dispensation of justice to all concerned, regardless of their societal status.
“A situation where these hoodlums are taken to court and a few weeks later are seen hovering around in the society is a big concern.
“The maxim: ‘justice delay is justice denied,’ and: ‘justice must not only be done, but seen to be done,’ should be the watch word.
“Appropriate and proportionate punishment should be awarded at all times to guarantee the sanctity of the society and the rule of law.”
The command also had 531 reported cases of stolen and snatched vehicles and 919 cases of recovered ones.
In his statistical analysis of armed robbery in the state, Manko argued that cases of robbery had reduced.
According to him, in 2012, the command had 160 robbery cases and in 2013, it went down to 154.
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