Section 57 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 57 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Duty to report offence. It provides as follows: Any person may make a report to a Police Officer that an offence has been, is being or is likely to be…

Section 56 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 56 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about General authority to bring persons before courts. It provides as follows: Every Court has authority to cause to be brought before it any person who is within the jurisdiction and…

Section 55 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 55 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Application. It provides as follows: The provisions of sections 56 and 57 shall apply, except when express provision is made therein in respect of any particular Court or form of…

Section 54 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 54 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Arrest to prevent an offence. It provides as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other written law relating to arrest, a Police Officer knowing of a design to…

Section 53 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 53 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Information of plan to commit an offence. It provides as follows: Every Police Officer receiving information of a plan to commit an offence shall communicate the information to the Police…

Section 52 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 52 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Police to prevent offences and prevent injury to property. It provides as follows: (1) Every Police Officer may intervene for the purpose of preventing, and shall to the best of…

Section 51 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 51 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Discharge of sureties. It provides as follows: (1) Any surety for the peaceable conduct or good behaviour of another person may at any time apply to a Magistrate to discharge…

Section 50 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 50 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power of High Court to review recognisance. It provides as follows: The High Court may at any time, for sufficient reasons, vary, uphold or cancel any recognisance for keeping of…

Section 49 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 49 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power to release persons imprisoned for failure to give security. It provides as follows: Whenever a Magistrate is of the opinion that a person imprisoned for failing to give security…

Section 48 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 48 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure on failure of person to give security. It provides as follows: (1) If a person ordered to give security does not give such security on or before the date…