The Ekiti State government is now set to implement, the policy which is aimed at helping victims of crimes in the state.

The Ekiti State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda via a tweet reinstated his commitment to ensuring that, the policy which is tagged “The Victims Charter”, is implemented to achieve the desired objective.

Attorney-General Ekiti
@AGWalefapohunda
Today, we publish a victims’ charter on behalf of the Government of Ekiti State. #Restorevalues @ekitistategov@kfayemi @purrples @AbiodunBorisade @don_phemzy @cpsekiti @eggheader @IkereNba @FemiOnipede1 @bar22_2010 @BisiEgbeyemi @bisiafayemi

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This is in line with the Governor’s directive that the Minister of Justice should take urgent and practical steps in response to the concerns of the people that the criminal justice system is only focused on the offender, largely to the detriment of victims of crimes.

The Attorney General further assured the people of the interest of the Fayemi administration to reform the criminal justice system.

“The Victims’ Charter is a statement of commitment by the MOJ to ensure that victims of crime do not suffer secondary victimisation as a result of our processes and systems. It sets out the entitlement and services that victims of crime in Ekiti State can expect to receive from the Ministry of Justice and other criminal justice agencies.

“Going forward, the Ministry of Justice under my watch will place the interest of victims of crime at the center of our prosecutorial policy. The Fayemi administration will continue to reform our criminal justice system in a manner that promotes confidence in our justice sector,” he tweeted