Section 199 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 199 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Right of reply. It provides as follows:

In cases where the right of reply depends upon the question whether evidence has been called for the defence, the fact that the defendant has been called as a witness shall not of itself confer on the prosecution the right of reply:

Provided that a Law Officer when appearing as counsel for the prosecution or a Police Officer who is a legal practitioner shall in all cases have the right of reply.