19 - Nigeria Flashcards
1960s - 1990s…
Militarisation of Nigeria
Population…
Nigeria is 187,896,647 as of Tuesday, September 13, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
Legal System…
Common Law, Islamic Law & Customary Law
Criminal Justice System…
The federal government has control over the police, prison and federal courts bar state courts
Crime Categorisation…
Crime against person
Crime against property
Age of Criminal Responsibility…
7 years, Art. 30 Criminal Code Act 1990
A person under the age of seven years is not criminally responsible for any act or omission.
A person under the age of twelve years is not criminally responsible for an act or omission, unless it is proved that at the time of doing the act or making the omission he had capacity to know that he ought not to do the act or make the omission.
A male person under the age of twelve years is presumed to be incapable of having carnal knowledge.
Prison population total and rate of imprisonment…
67, 586 (35 per 100,000) as at January 2017
Punishment for Capital Offences…
Death penalty
Crime Rates…
High
Crime Index 2016…
72
Safety Index 2016…
28
Crime Index 2016…
72
Safety Index 2016…
28
Crime Index 2016…
72
Safety Index 2016…
28
