Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC)

The ACJMC is a statutory Committee established pursuant to the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act Cap. A3, LFN, 2004 (ACJA). It is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the effective and efficient application of ACJA by relevant agencies. Its responsibilities are to ensure that:

• criminal matters are dealt with, speedily and efficiently;

•  congestion of criminal cases in courts is drastically reduced;

• congestion in prisons is reduced to the barest minimum;

• persons awaiting trial are, as far as possible, not detained in prison custody; and

•  the relationship between the organs charged with the responsibility for all aspects of the administration of justice is cordial and there exists maximum co-operation amongst the organs.