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| The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke |
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, on Monday presided over the induction of 47 new court sheriffs, urging them to shun corruption and be above board.
The court sheriffs are responsible for serving court papers on litigants as well as enforcing the orders and judgments of the court.
Justice Oke, during the induction, which took place on the premises of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, noted that the services of sheriffs were critical to the justice system.
She explained that the recruitment and training of the new court sheriffs were targeted at overhauling the old order characterising “complaints of delays in service, failure to serve, falsification of affidavits of service, delays in reporting service, laziness, ineptitude, corruption, etc”.
The Chief Judge said the recruitment was part of her administration’s “wide range of far-reaching innovations” to address the lapses in the judicial system.
The judge told the new court sheriffs, “You are a new breed. You represent a new dispensation in the Sheriff Corps, and by the Grace of the Almighty God, you have come in at this time to breathe new life and, by God’s grace, to change the old order.
“You cannot afford to blend with the system. You are expected to stand out, you are expected to stand for what is right at all times.
“Shun all forms of corruption and take your jobs seriously.”
The court sheriffs are responsible for serving court papers on litigants as well as enforcing the orders and judgments of the court.
Justice Oke, during the induction, which took place on the premises of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, noted that the services of sheriffs were critical to the justice system.
She explained that the recruitment and training of the new court sheriffs were targeted at overhauling the old order characterising “complaints of delays in service, failure to serve, falsification of affidavits of service, delays in reporting service, laziness, ineptitude, corruption, etc”.
The Chief Judge said the recruitment was part of her administration’s “wide range of far-reaching innovations” to address the lapses in the judicial system.
The judge told the new court sheriffs, “You are a new breed. You represent a new dispensation in the Sheriff Corps, and by the Grace of the Almighty God, you have come in at this time to breathe new life and, by God’s grace, to change the old order.
“You cannot afford to blend with the system. You are expected to stand out, you are expected to stand for what is right at all times.
“Shun all forms of corruption and take your jobs seriously.”
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