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Oyo CJ inaugurates electronic filing for magistrates’ courts

The e-filing system is expected to make lawyers’ jobs easier and also generate revenue.

• December 12, 2022
Oyo State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola
Oyo State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola

The Oyo Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Monday, inaugurated electronic filing of cases for Magistrates’ Courts in the state.

Inaugurating the e-filing in Ibadan, Mr Abimbola said it was to fast track the legal practitioners’ work and ensure efficient justice delivery.

“Everything now is computer geared and court processes are the first things that will enhance easy access and quick dispensation of justice delivery.

“The legal practitioners should utilise the opportunity and embrace the new system, with this it is  no longer necessary for lawyers to come physically to the registry.

“Also, this will make the work simple and cut the time involved in court processes, besides, most of the materials needed for it to work are already put in place,” he said.

Mr Abimbola emphasised that there would also be training sessions for the lawyers, especially those who are ICT compliant to facilitate the use of the e-filing.

Ayodele Afeniforo, Executive Director of Cinfores, a consultancy firm on information technology, said e-filing would make lawyers’ jobs easier and also generate revenue.

On the issue of cyber security, Mr Afeniforo assured that the firm had also built a fireware to protect people’s information and data.

“The beauty is that it is a practice that will give you step-by-step directions of what to do.

“The platform is already activated so it is just for the lawyers to log in and follow the process.

“We are working with an ICT team so the lawyers should feel free to bring any issue they may be facing.

“This is the computer age now so everyone needs to embrace technology in all aspects as we are moving away from the paper age,” he said.

(NAN)

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