The Anambra State Government has introduced a plea bargain initiative for suspects standing criminal trial in the state as part of efforts to decongest correctional centres and speed up the administration of justice.
However, the initiative does not apply to defendants facing charges of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and rape.
The development was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke.
According to Nweke, the measure is part of the government’s broader justice sector reforms aimed at reducing congestion in correctional facilities, easing the burden on the courts and strengthening the criminal justice system in line with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s reform agenda.
The attorney general also directed all prosecutors in the state to issue prescribed plea bargain forms to defendants in eligible criminal cases before pleas are taken.
The directive, dated July 22, 2026, applies to offences created
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