Section 4 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 4 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Arrest in lieu. It provides as follows:

(1) A person shall not be arrested in lieu of any other person in a criminal matter.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to sureties.

(3) Where a person is arrested in place of another, the Court shall upon an application on notice before it, order the immediate release of such person, where it finds that the person ought not to have been arrested.

(4) A person or law enforcement officer who arrest in contravention of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable for misconduct.

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