Plea Bargaining under Administration of Criminal Justice Act: How Best in Fighting Financial Crimes in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Shuaib Oniye | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-12T12:51:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-12T12:51:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-08-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper considered the negative effect of lack of facilities for speedy judicial functions, long adjournment of cases and technicalities on the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria which has necessitated the adoption of plea bargaining as a legal concept in the administration of criminal justice. It also considered the need to improve effectiveness and efficiency in our judicial system with a view to quickening the administration of criminal justice through the enactment of new statutes and establishment of law enforcement agencies. It adopted the doctrinal method of legal research whereby primary, secondary and tertiary materials were gathered and analysed. It was observed that plea bargaining has become a global legal concept used by advanced jurisdiction to fight corruption,economic and financial crimes, money laundering and other fraudulent transactions. It was concluded that the adoption and practice of plea bargaining in Nigeria will aid quick dispensation of criminal justice despite some criticisms of the concept, inter alia, that it would work against public interests and encourage Treasury looters to perfect their trade. It was recommended that before plea bargaining agreements are entered between the prosecution and the defendant, the defendant must be prepared to return all the proceeds of his criminal act. It was further recommended that special courts be established to handle corruption cases as the regular courts are highly congested. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Self | |
| dc.identifier.citation | 178 Kogi State University Journal of Public Law | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2141-4300 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2263 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kogi State University Journal of Public Law | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol 7 | |
| dc.title | Plea Bargaining under Administration of Criminal Justice Act: How Best in Fighting Financial Crimes in Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |