
The Nigerian justice system continues to face persistent challenges including case backlog, procedural delays, limited access to justice, corruption and weak inter agency coordination. The emergence of the digital era that is characterized by advanced information management, and communication technologies, data analytics, and intelligence driven governance offers significant opportunities for justice system reform. This article examines the implications of the digital era and intelligence management on justice system reform in Nigeria. Using a conceptual and doctrinal approach, the study explores how digital technologies and intelligence management practices influence judicial administration, investigation, prosecution, and policy formulation. It further analyzes the legal, ethical, and human rights implications of intelligence led justice administration. The article identifies infrastructural deficits, capacity gaps, and institutional resistance as major challenges while highlighting prospects for enhanced efficiency, transparency, and public trust. The study concludes that effective justice reform in Nigeria requires a holistic digital justice strategy, strengthened in intelligence management frameworks, and robust legal safeguards to ensure fairness, accountability, and the protection of fundamental rights.
e-justice, justice system reform, cybercrime, Digital era, Nigeria, intelligence management
e-justice, justice system reform, cybercrime, Digital era, Nigeria, intelligence management
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