•Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (C) addressing the press, today
The Lagos State government has disclosed that a total of 35,461 criminal cases were recorded across courts in Lagos State within the last three years through the Lagos Criminal Information System (LCIS), a digital platform designed to strengthen criminal justice administration.
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, disclosed this today, during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the third year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Pedro said the LCIS had become one of the state government’s major criminal justice reforms aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and data-driven administration of justice across Lagos State, reports Daily Independent.
According to him, the LCIS serves as a comprehensive databank of all criminal cases pending before Magistrate and High Courts in Lagos State, covering defendants in custodial centres, suspects granted bail, and convicted persons.
“The system is a databank of all criminal cases pending in Magistrates and High Courts in Lagos State where the defendant is in custody in any of the correctional centres in Lagos State or granted bail by the court,” Pedro said.
He explained that the platform contains biometric details, photographs, offence records, and court information of persons who have come in contact with the criminal justice system in the state.
Pedro disclosed that the LCIS had recorded an all-time total of 84,297 criminal cases as of May 15, 2025, while the system had now been expanded to capture suspects granted bail on their first appearance in court and those who abscond after bail.
He further revealed that over 27 per cent of criminal cases recorded within the last three years occurred in the Lagos Island and Lekki-Ajah axis, with Lekki/Ajah alone accounting for more than 16 per cent of cases filed in court.
Other locations with high crime records, according to him, include Ikorodu, Alimosho, Lagos Mainland/Yaba, and Mushin.
Pedro said stealing-related offences remained the most prevalent crimes in Lagos State, accounting for 44.7 per cent of cases recorded on the LCIS within the review period.
The Attorney-General also dismissed the widespread perception that most inmates in custodial centres were awaiting trial, stating that data from the LCIS showed that over 53 per cent of cases involved ongoing trials, while the state secured convictions in more than 24 per cent of matters.
He added that only about 11.2 per cent of cases involved inmates awaiting trial or remand.
Pedro noted that the state government had continued to leverage technology and digital innovations to improve crime prevention, investigation, prosecution, and trial processes within the criminal justice sector.
