Ebonyi plans Special Court for rape, special offences

By John Austin Unachukwu

 

The Ebonyi State Government has directed its Chief Judge,  Justice Anselm Nwaigwe, to establish a special court to try rape cases, herders’ clashes and COVID-19 cases.

This directive was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of an expanded security council meeting held in Abakaliki  and attended by the  Chairman,  Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), South East zone, Alhaji Gidado Sididiki, and other stakeholders in the state.

The meeting, chaired by Governor David Umahi, was attended by the  heads of various security agencies, including the military.

The governor maintained that grazing of cows at the new Government House and Centenary city in the state was highly prohibited.

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The state also banned underage herders from grazing in any part of the state, adding that any teen herder caught shall be tried in the new court alongside the parents or guardians.

The communiqué reads in part; “The governor also bans rearing of cattle at the new Government House and its environs Centenary city, schools, churches and mosques and recreation centres in the state.

“The Chief Judge of Ebonyi State is enjoined by this meeting to urgently set up special court for the trial of offenders of COVID-19, rape, cultism cases and header’s clashes.