The House of Representatives is set to amend the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and the Armed Forces Act.
The House has also introduced a bill to prohibit and prevent cybercrimes in Nigeria.
The bills, sponsored by the spokesman of the House, Benjamin Kalu, were read for the first time during plenary on Wednesday.
The bills are titled (Administration of Criminal Justice Act. (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (HB. 1186); Armed Forces Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (HB. 1187) and Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Bill, 2021 (HB. 1188).
At the resumption of plenary, Kalu welcomed back members from the 2020 Christmas and New Year holidays and he emphasized the need to fiddle with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act to reflect modern realities.
He said: “Honourable colleagues, the true test of government is in our ability to protect the most vulnerable amongst us.
“We cannot separate the goal of economic prosperity from the ambition to ensure that all our people live in a just society free from abuse of power and protected by a justice system built on fairness and the rule of law.
“Therefore, we will shortly begin considering Bills to amend the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
“We will follow up with a long-overdue review of the Trafficking In Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement And Administration Act and other legislation that seek to deliver a justice system that works for all”.
