Crucial statutory guidance on constitutional arrest safeguards, bail conditions, search warrant execution, police interrogation rules, and criminal defense under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA).
Generally no. To sustain a conviction for receiving stolen property under Nigerian criminal law, the prosecution must prove that you knew or...
No. Under Section 36(12) of the 1999 Constitution, no person can be convicted of any criminal offense unless that offense is clearly...
No. Under Nigerian criminal law, an honest claim of right made in good faith is a complete defense to a charge of...
Generally no. Conducting a search of a citizen’s private residence without a valid search warrant issued by a magistrate or judge violates...
No. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no statutory power under Nigerian law to freeze a citizen’s bank account permanently...
No. Arresting a person in lieu of a suspect, commonly called proxy arrest or arrest by substitution, is strictly illegal and unconstitutional...
Yes. A person can be convicted of murder in Nigeria even if the victim’s corpse is never recovered, provided the prosecution proves...
Yes. Possession of cannabis, commonly called marijuana or Indian hemp, is a criminal offense in Nigeria under the National Drug Law Enforcement...
Yes. Marital rape is a criminal offense in Nigeria under the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015, which expressly abrogates the outdated...
Every person arrested in Nigeria has a constitutional right to apply for bail. The denial of bail must be justified by law,...
