ASHENEWS reports that the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Dr Solomon Arase has backed plans by the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to provide free legal services to inmates in correctional facilities.
The PSC chairman stated this when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Bar Association, Garki branch, led by its Chairman, Bar. Obioma Ezenwobodo.
The PSC chairman said that the commission will release some of its staff to accompany the lawyers on such visits.
Dr. Arase who also spoke against pre-trial detention assured the visiting Bar that the Commission will quickly Intervene in cases where Police have not followed due process in arrests and detentions.
The PSC chairman who said that the commission will continue to encourage its lawyers to give their best to the service promised that the Commission will participate in its Bar Conference.
He noted that the Commission has put in place customised training programmes for Staff lawyers and has paid in full their Bar annual dues.
Earlier, the NBA Chairman observed that the Commission as the Police of the Police plays a great role in the Justice system, adding “Our work will be half done if we can build a synergy between the Garki Bar and the Commission.
The NBA Chairman regretted the recurring cases of Police Officers locking up lawyers on official duties and solicited the protection of Lawyers by the Commission (as the employers of the police) in their day-to-day work so that they can as well protect the weak and vulnerable in society.
