Lagos passes bill to stop parade of suspects
STUDY TOUR — From left: Business Development Manager, Wema Bank, Isolo branch, Oluwakemi Oladeinde; SS3 student of Ephraim School, Ibrahim Abubakar; Retail Product Manager, Toyin Peters; SS2 student of Ephraim School, Jessica Tminebiri, and Retail Cluster Head, Lagos Mainland, Folashade Adebayo, during the student’s study tour to understand the banking system, at the banks Ilupeju branch, in Lagos. Photo: Vanguard LAGOS STATE House of Assembly, has passed an amended version of the Criminal Justice Law of the state barring the police from, parading suspects before the media. The bill was passed at a sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, on behalf of the Speaker, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa. Section 9(A) of the newly passed bill states: “As from the commencement of this law, the police shall refrain from parading any suspect before the media.” The bill further stipulates conditions under which a policeman can arrest without a warrant, one of which is that a person...