criminal justice reform Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:34:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png criminal justice reform Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 FG’s Plan to Remove Fines for Drug Convicts Must Follow Due Process, Lawyers Say https://freedomonline.com.ng/fgs-plan-to-remove-fines-for-drug-convicts-must-follow-due-process-lawyers-say/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/fgs-plan-to-remove-fines-for-drug-convicts-must-follow-due-process-lawyers-say/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:34:01 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=280410 Some Lagos-based lawyers have raised legal and policy concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to remove the option of fines for people convicted of drug-related offences. The lawyers said the proposal must follow proper legislative procedure and should not be implemented through administrative action alone. Their reactions followed reports that the Federal Government is considering […]

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