Osun Police Seek Alternative Court As JUSUN Strike Enters 4th Week
The Osun State Police Command has moved for the establishment of a mobile court to trial offenders in the state as a strike embarked on by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) enters its fourth week.
Speaking with OSUN DEFENDER on the effect of the strike on police activities, the spokesperson for the command, Abiodun Ojelabi, noted that the state of police stations across the state still remains the same aside from the state Criminal Investigative Department (CID).
According to him, suspects with minor offences are being given administrative bails while those with capital offences are been transferred to the state CID, adding that the legal department of the state command is currently liaising with the Attorney General and Registrar of the High Court to establish a mobile court to trial suspects pending the resumption of the judicial workers.
“The fact remains that the police stations are still in the same state except state CID. We have directed all DPOs to grant administrative bails to suspects with minor offences while they transfer those with capital offences to the state command. Even some of the capital offences are settled in most cases within families.
“Presently the legal department of the command is trying to liaise with the Attorney General of the state and Registrar of the High Court for the establishment of a mobile court to trial suspects as it was done during COVID19 lockdown. The arrangement should be concluded between this by next week if the JUSUN strike persists,” Ojelabi stated.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the union, which embarked on the industrial action on September 19, 2025, is demanding that the Judicial Service Commission address promotion for staff members for 2024 and 2025. JUSUN is also calling for staff participation in capacity-building and training programmes at the National Judicial Institute, among other welfare measures.
They alleged that the Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo had refused to engage with the union leadership regarding the strike.
“Her lordship’s abrupt departure from the state on the day the strike commenced without any step to resolve the issue is not encouraging,” Chairman of JUSUN in Osun, Idris Adeniyan, said.
He added that the lack of dialogue is detrimental to both union members and the general public.
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