The 1999 Nigerian Constitution restored democratic rule to Nigeria in 1999 and remains the ‘grundnorm’ currently in force within the country. Every other law in Nigeria must be consistent with the constitution. The fundamental rights of citizens are protected in the Nigerian Constitution.
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Access to Justice, Arrest, Civil and political rights, Constitutional rights, Detention and bail, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Political Participation, Protecting Civic Spaces, Public interest litigation (general), Right to information,
The Public order Act is one of the laws in Nigeria which governs the public assembly, peaceful protests, meetings and processions.
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Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Access to Justice, Arrest, Civil and political rights, Detention and bail, Freedom of Assembly, Protecting Civic Spaces,
What is legal aid? Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to fair trial.In Nigeria, legal aid is […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention and bail,
A surety plays a huge role in bail agreement as the provision of sureties may be one of the conditions to fulfil in the process of securing the release of an accused. Section 167 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act states that a person given bail may be required to produce such surety or […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention and bail,
For police bail: A person seeking police bail can do so by writing an application requesting for bail. This can be done by the person or his counsel. The application letter should state those who will stand as sureties, or if he wishes to be released on self-recognizance. The police will review his application and […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention and bail,
What is bail? Bail is the process by which any person arrested and detained for an offence is released from custody either on the undertaking of a surety or on his own recognizance to appear on a future date. Bail may also be defined as the temporary release from custody of a person arrested or […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention and bail,
What is detention? Detention can take place in a series of different contexts. Detention means the deprivation of the liberty of a person due to arrest by the police or other law enforcement agencies, such as immigration authorities, or bodies enabled by law such as some hospitals. You are not only detained when kept in […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Detention and bail,
As we have discussed in the previous sections, a person may only be arrested when: There is either a PROBABLE CAUSE, or A WARRANT OF ARREST to apprehend the individual who is suspected to have committed a crime. The arrest must further be secured following the prescribed procedure. If an arrest is secured outside these […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Arrest,