The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that Nigeria’s justice system is fast turning into something that can be bought and sold leaving the poor to suffer while the rich walk free.
The monarch made the remark in Enugu state on Sunday, August 24, while speaking as a guest at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He told lawyers and judges gathered at the event that corruption and inequality are weakening the very foundation of the nation’s courts.
‘’Justice is increasingly becoming a purchasable commodity, and the poor are becoming victims of this kind of justice, while the rich commit all manner of crime and walk the streets scot-free.”
The Sultan while commending Nigerian lawyers, urged them to ensure that their profession remains one of honour, where truth and fairness are placed above money and personal interests.
“It is only when the legal profession leads by example that the public can trust the system again” he said
