The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has bemoaned incessant deaths and injuries in Nigeria’s electricity sector and vowed that the judiciary will henceforth intervene to curb the ugly trend.
Justice Kekere-Ekun recalled that in 2024 alone, 112 electricity-related deaths involving Nigerians were recorded along with 95 others who suffered various degrees of injuries in the same year.
The CJN spoke on Monday in Abuja at the 2025 National Seminar on Regulations in the Electricity Power Sector organised for judicial officers in the country by the National Judicial Institute (NJI).
Apparently unhappy with the trend, Justice Kekere-Ekun said that the judiciary must take a proactive stance in enforcing safety regulations in the electricity sector.
According to her, operators who fail to
comply with safety reforms in the sector must henceforth be held accountable while victims and their families must be accorded the justice they deserve.
“The safety of our citizens must never be treated as incidental — it is a legal and moral imperative. I am confident that this Seminar has been designed with these urgent needs in mind.’
Credit: dailypost.ng
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