June 3, 2026
By Anayo Okoli
ENUGU — The Anambra State Government has begun a comprehensive review of criminal cases arising from land disputes, a move that may lead to the withdrawal of prosecutions found to be civil in nature.
The initiative, announced by the Office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, is part of ongoing reforms aimed at decongesting correctional centres and improving the state’s criminal justice system.
In a public notice signed by the Head of the Attorney General’s Chambers, Chinwe G. Okonkwo-Okom, the government expressed concern over what it described as the increasing criminalisation of civil land matters.
