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Pledge to speed up justice

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    President Olusegun Obasanjo pledged on Monday to speed up the justice system in Nigeria to help reduce the number of detainees awaiting trial. He said the government would build new facilities to separate prisoners from people awaiting trial, AFP reported. Obasanjo was jailed for more than three years under late military ruler General Sani Abacha. More than 70 percent of the nearly 50,000 people in Nigerian prisons are on remand, AFP said. Many have been in detention for years.

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