Legal Aid Council treats 36 cases in July in Kano

The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria on Thursday said it treated 36 cases in Kano State in July.

The State Coordinator of the Council, Alhaji Abubakar Umar, said this in an interview with our reporter in Kano.

Umar said six of the cases were criminal matters, while the others were civil cases.

“However, some of the criminal cases were on armed robbery, criminal breach of trust, homicide, rape and theft,” he said.

According to him, the council during the period completed six criminal cases and two civil cases, while others are pending in court.

Umar explained that some of the civil cases were resolved out-of-court, and that the council offered free legal services to those who could not afford to pay for such services.

He said most of the civil cases were on non-payment of pension and retirement benefits, mostly by privately-owned companies and pension fund administrators, while the others were on land disputes, marriage and debts recovery.