Chief Judge of Niger state, Justice Halima Abdulmalik, has described as unacceptable, delays and the constant refusal of the legal unit of the state police command to forward case files of suspects to the Ministry of Justice for legal advice. Justice Abdulmalik said this at the Minna old medium security custodial centre, as part of an ongoing visit to custodial centres across the state. The Chief Judge said the legal department of the state police command is allowing inmates remain in custodial centres without trial in court, which she said is highly worrisome. The Chief Judge described the police action as deliberately aimed at incarcerating these inmates, by giving the same excuse for case files,while they keep on saying an investigation is ongoing without completion. She advised the police in the Legal Unit of the Niger State Police Command, to work in partnership with the office of the Director of Public Prosecution, (DPP), in the Ministry of Justice, to bring about a speedy admini