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Title:Private prosecution in Nigeria: recent developments and some proposals
Author:Okagbue, IsabellaISNI
Year:1990
Periodical:Journal of African Law
Volume:34
Issue:1
Pages:53-66
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subject:criminal procedure
Abstract:Private prosecution as used in this article refers to prosecution initiated by any person who is not a public official, conducted either by the complainant himself or by a private legal practitioner engaged by him. The article traces from a historical perspective the role of the private prosecutor in Nigerian traditional society and under its present legal system. It then examines the powers, obligations and importance of the private prosecutor in Nigeria today, and identifies and suggests the checks and balances that are needed to preserve the right of the citizen to seek judicial redress by private prosecution when otherwise justice would be denied. Notes, ref.
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