27/12/2025
Stakeholders Canvass Community Service for Minor Offenders to Decongest Prisons
Nigeria | 3 hours ago Stakeholders have canvassed for increased community service as a panacea for decongesting correctional centres, rehabilitating minor offenders and promoting the restorative justice system. Led by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice Community Service officers, the team made sensitisation visits to communities in Ikeja and Lagos Island, among others. Lagos State Justice Commissioner, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN) emphasised the importance of community participation and offender rehabilitation, saying restorative justice was not just a legal principle but a fundamental human right. According to him, justice must go beyond punishment to include dignity,...
