IS THE CREATION OF SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT LEGAL / DOES IT ROB THE CITIZENRY OF A FREE AND FAIR TRIAL?

IS THE CREATION OF SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT LEGAL / DOES IT ROB THE CITIZENRY OF A FREE AND FAIR TRIAL?

INTRODUCTION: Before a court can exist it must be created by constitution or law. The 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) provides for the number and types of court that exist in the country[1]. These courts are saddled with responsibility to adjudicate on the rights and obligation of citizens and some…