The Jigawa State Judiciary has disposed of 22,829 out of the 29,958 criminal cases recorded between January and December 2025.

The state Chief Judge, Justice Umar Sadiq, said this in a statement by the  Director of Publicity/Protocol Matters of the judiciary, Abbas Wangara, on Wednesday in Dutse.

Mr Sadiq said this during the 2025 Annual Bar and Bench Meeting to review the performance of the courts.

He said the state high courts received 917 cases, disposed of 685 and had 233 others pending.

The chief judge said that magistrates’ courts recorded 5,016 cases and disposed of 2,014 cases, leaving 3,002 pending.

Mr Sadiq said the Shari’a Court of Appeal disposed of 86 out of the 148 cases received, while 62 others were pending.

“In 2025, lower Shari’ah courts received 23,877 cases, demonstrating remarkable efficiency; the courts disposed of 20,044 of those cases, leaving 3,833 matters still pending,” Mr Sadiq was quoted as saying in the statement.

Commending judicial personnel for the feat, Mr Sadiq also lauded stakeholders for their support toward the attainment of efficient justice administration in the state.

(NAN)