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    COMPENDIUM OF STATE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAW ANALYSES (VOLUME IV)
    (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 2023) Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, PhD
    Since 2015, Nigeria’s criminal justice administration has recorded notable progress in procedural law and reform through the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), comprising 495 sections, alongside the adoption of corresponding Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs) by various states. These reforms have significantly strengthened the justice system across the country. This fourth edition of the compendium presents a critical analysis of the ACJLs of four states—Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, and Akwa Ibom—with the aim of building a comprehensive database for stakeholders. Using the ACJA 2015 as a benchmark, the study evaluates state-level laws, highlighting their alignment with the vision of a more effective and efficient justice system when properly implemented, and demonstrates that federal and state instruments are largely comparable.
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    NIALS COMPENDIUM OF STATE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAW ANALYSES (VOLUME II)
    (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 2020) Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, PhD
    Criminal justice administration in Nigeria has witnessed significant improvement since the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (2015) and the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws in various States. These legislations created a framework to address major shortcomings, including the prolonged detention of awaiting trial suspects, trials without legal representation, inefficiency among prosecutors, and corruption that had long undermined the effectiveness of the criminal justice system. As of October 31, 2020, 30 States and the Federal Capital Territory had enacted the relevant Administration of Criminal Justice Act and Laws, marking a major step toward strengthening justice delivery in the country.