Ayodele Olalere
Lagos State Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) has appealed to the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba, to designate a special court that will attend to applications filed by the unit.
The appeal was made by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the unit, CP Anyasinti Josephine Nneka during a courtesy visit to the Chief Judge in Ikeja.
According to her, designating a special court for the unit would expedite action on fraud and other criminal applications.
She assured the Chief Judge that the unit under her supervision would always partner with the Lagos State judiciary towards ensuring that the prevalence of fraud-related cases is brought to the barest minimum through fair and diligent prosecution.
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The CP, PSFU along with her team also expressed appreciation to the Lagos Judiciary for creating time for the interaction, despite his busy schedule, saying, particularly the cooperation the unit receives from the various courts within the Lagos State judiciary in respect of applications for court orders relevant to investigation of cases of fraud reported to the unit are most appreciated by PSFU.
In his response, the Chief Judge commended the unit for having competent lawyers and prosecutors, who make the job of the court less difficult.
He advised that the present crop of competent lawyers being paraded by the legal section of the PSFU’s unit should groom others to ensure continuity and position them to take over.
On PSFU’s applications, the chief judge said all criminal matters are generally deemed as “urgent” and are treated as such by the administrative judge.
He noted that expeditious hearing is always given to such cases but that lack of compliance with due process during filings is what normally hinders proceedings.
“Every application must come through a legitimate process and a prima facie proof must be presented before the court,” he said.
The chief judge, however, appreciated the commitment and sacrifice of personnel of the unit and also promised the PSFU his fullest cooperation.
