What is crime is Nigeria known for?
Organised crime in Nigeria includes activities by fraudsters, bandits (such as looting and kidnappings on major highways), drug traffickers and racketeers, which have spread across Western Africa..
What is nullum crimen sine lege in Nigeria?
Article 22 Nullum crimen sine lege
1.
A person shall not be criminally responsible under this Statute unless the conduct in question constitutes, at the time it takes place, a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court. 2.
The definition of a crime shall be strictly construed and shall not be extended by analogy..
What is the principle of legality in Nigeria?
The principle of legality, in criminal law, means that only the law can define a crime and prescribe a penalty (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege)..
What issue arose from the decision in Gubba v Gwandu Native Authority 1947 as it relates to the history of criminal law?
In the case of Gubba v.
Gwandu N.A in 1947 it was the view that the 1933 amendment intended virtually to sweep away criminal nature law and custom except with respect to the few offences not covered by the code..
- Sometimes, the principal offender commits the offence, but following from his cowardly disposition, he runs away as a fugitive to avoid arrest and punishment and another person receives and hides him.
That person who provides an escape route for the principal offender is known as an accessory after the fact.
