The Cinfores Courts Management Information Procedure, CoMiS, has been used by the Oyo State Government Judiciary to automate its magistrate court filing system.
Cinfores Limited, an ICT business with headquarters in Nigeria, collaborates with the judiciary to establish the e-filing system.
The Courts Management Information System, or CoMiS, aims to handle all court operations in the state in an efficient manner, making it easier to administer justice in the 21st-century digital economy.
The Oyo Magistracy’s electronic filing system was formally launched last week on the grounds of the State High Court, where judges, magistrates, and attorneys’ representatives were given a presentation on the system’s operational protocols.
Mr. Ayodele Afeniforo, the Chief Marketing Officer of Cinfores CoMiS, stated at the software’s presentation that e-filing would
He said: “We have been able to use the Court Information Management System to create a platform where people can log in to carry out their filing activities.”
“It makes the court easily accessible to everyone as people can sit in their homes and access the court registry to do their business; log in with ease, file procedures and even do affidavits and will through e-probate.
“It is easier to use and there is a guideline on the portal to put users through the process. This is an innovation that will help in quickening justice delivery; it aids efficiency and productivity and generates more income for the people involved,” Ayodele explained.
“It will cut the time used in filing processes for cases and subsequently, reduce the time used on individual cases. We have started e-affidavit, so we already have a process; the materials needed for it to work are already in place.”