Jalingo: Justice Joel Agya, Chief Judge of Taraba, on Wednesday commenced the digitisation of court proceedings. Agya, during a court sitting at the Court One, state High Court Jalingo, said that all courts would eventually be digitised after the pilot programme. He expressed satisfaction with the application of the new technology, confirming that it had fast-tracked court proceedings.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of Comprehensive Software Solutions Nigeria Ltd, the firm handling the installation of the e-court, said that the digitisation was in line with global best practices. Ibrahim stated that the process has limited challenges as it fast-tracked speedy dispensation of sound judgments. He added that the firm was training staff of the court on technical processes in handling the technology. “You can see by yourself how fast e-court can enable judges in speedy handling of cases. Court proceedings that can take up to six hours today took one and half hou
rs,” Ibrahim said.
Mr Micheal Angwe, one of the counsels in the court, congratulated the CJ on the installation of the e-court. Angwe remarked that the electronic proceedings would go a long way in the enthronement of speedy dispensation of justice. NAN reports that the court, which commenced its sitting at 9 am, closed at 11 am after hearing eight cases.