The European Union(EU) says it remains committed to supporting Nigeria’s efforts at tackling multi-dimensional transnational crimes as well as legal matters involving EU members states
This was said during a high-level meeting hosted by Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice and the European Union in Abuja on Tuesday
Vice-President of Eurojust (the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation), José de la Mata Amaya who made the point described the Abuja meeting as a follow up on the working arrangements signed between the EU and Nigeria in 2023.
Amaya, who acknowledged the borderless nature of crime called for a united front in dealing with it.
EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, described the meeting as a strong expression of the joint willingness of Nigeria and the UN agencies to fight transnational crime in a more coordinated and efficient way.
The Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Beatrice Jedy-Agba described international judicial cooperation as invaluable in helping countries resolve cases that may otherwise have failed due to jurisdictional issues such as insufficient grounds for advancing requests for extradition
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
