plea bargain Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Thu, 28 May 2026 16:03:32 +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 plea bargain Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Lawyers Urge Strict Adherence to Statutory Sentences for Rape in Nigeria https://freedomonline.com.ng/lawyers-urge-strict-adherence-to-statutory-sentences-for-rape-in-nigeria/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/lawyers-urge-strict-adherence-to-statutory-sentences-for-rape-in-nigeria/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 16:03:32 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278028  Legal practitioners in Lagos have emphasized that punishments for rape and other capital offences are prescribed by statute and must generally be adhered to by courts, reinforcing the principle of statutory sentencing. Some experts reacted to recent debates on whether courts could reduce penalties for serious offences under certain circumstances. Mr. Spurgeon Ataene, a lawyer […]

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