Court Orders National Assembly To Amend Nigerian Criminal Justice Act Which Allows Attorney-General To Arbitrarily Detain People

The Federal High Court in Lagos State has ordered the National Assembly to amend the controversial Section 438 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) which allows the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to detain certain persons. Justice Ambrose Alagoa gave the order last Friday after hearing arguments from Mrs Funmi Falana.

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