The Kano State Multi Door Court House, an alternative
dispute resolution court, has settled about 100 civil cases brought to it
by members of the public from January to date.
The Assistant Director of the court,
Hajiya Hauwa Minjibir said this while fielding questions
from newsmen on Saturday in Kano.
She said about 90 per cent of the
cases were completely settled while the remaining 10 per cent were still
pending.
``All the parties involved were also
fully satisfied with the resolution of the cases’’, Minjibir said.
According to her, the court was
established as part of efforts to de-congest cases in existing
conventional courts in the state so as to enhance justice delivery.
Minjibir listed some of the cases
being entertained by the court to include those between business partners,
neighbours and family members, among others.
The assistant director said that the
establishment of the court had gone a long way in strengthening the state
dispute resolution mechanism, by encouraging amicable settlement of
disputes without recourse to court litigation.
``This is also promoting cordial
relationship and peaceful coexistence between parties’’, she said.
Minjibir, however, called for
adequate funding of the court to enable it settle disputes on time, in view of
the increasing number of cases being brought before it.
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