The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), over the years, has not been able to fulfil its core mandate, a problem blamed on inadequate funding and a shortage of manpower.
was established in 1976 with the mandate to provide free legal services to indigent Nigerians who conflict with the law.
The ACJA is now domesticated across Nigeria’s 36 states. The law is aimed at reforming the criminal justice system in Nigeria. Bauchi State is not alone, Akwa Ibom and Edo States in South-south Nigeria have four and six legal aid lawyers, respectively. The minister commended the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies , Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption and the facilitators for partnering with the Federal Ministry of Justice to facilitate the workshop.
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