CHALLENGES IN THE SPEEDY DISPENSATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The justice sector in Nigeria continues to be inalienable part of one of the arms of Government in Nigeria. Just like every other sector in Nigeria, the justice sector is not without its challenges; the judiciary which is the main arm of Government that administers this sector continues, each day, to grapple with these issues and challenges. This seminar paper will discuss some of the challenges and issues which, in recent times, have continued to be a clog in the wheel of progress of the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria. These challenges include but are not limited to executive suppression and intimidation of the judiciary, pervasive corruption, insecurity, poor standard of legal education in Nigeria. This study will further maintain the position that these challenges, even though extant, can be fought and defeated.