Section 180 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 180 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Issue of warrant for witnesses in first instance. It provides as follows:

If the Court is satisfied in the first instance, by proof on oath, that any person likely to give material evidence, either for the prosecution or for the defence, will not attend to give evidence without being compelled to do so, then, instead of issuing a summons, it may issue a warrant in the first instance for the arrest of such person.