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Nigeria
This section contains a brief description of the legal system in Nigeria.
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Institutional reforms and the development of Nigeria Prisons Service, 1999 - 2007
by Eze Malachy Chukwuemeka
Published in Journal of African Studies and Development Vol. 2(5), pp. 114-121, August 2010
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Chief Justice of Nigeria criticises use of holding charges
Top judge condemns the practice of filing holding charges against accused persons and “trial by public parade of suspects on pages of newspapers and on the ...
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Rioters burn central Nigerian police station, "five killed" by police
Rioters went on a rampage in central Nigeria and burnt down a police station to protest the detention of their friends, police said on 2 April 2012.
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Three quarters of Nigerian prisoners awaiting trial
Most held on capital charges
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Challenges and Reforms in the Nigerian Prisons System
by Emeka E. Obioha, Department of Safety and Security Management, Tshwane University of Technology. In J Soc Sci, 27(2): 95-109 (2011).
"In order to deal ...
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Criminal Procedure Act (Chapter 80 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990)
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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Promulgation) Decree
No 24 of 1999
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
5th day of May 1999
Whereas the Federal ...
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Joseph Amoshima v The State, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja, 17 June 2011
Death sentence constitutional in Nigeria:
“It is settled law also that where a statute prescribes a mandatory sentence in clear terms as in the instant case, ...
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Police Station Visitors' Week Report, Nigeria 2011
The fifth edition of Police Station Visitors' Week (PSVW) was conducted from 31st of October to 6th of November, 2011 in Nigeria. Eight hundred and fifty-four ...
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