Section 17 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 17 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Right of Suspect(s). It provides as follows:

A suspect shall —
(a) be accorded humane treatment with the right to dignity of person:

(b) not be subjected to any form of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;

(c) not be arrested merely on a civil wrong or breach of contract: and

(d) be brought before the court as prescribed by this law or any other written law: or be released conditionally or unconditionally.

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