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THE GRUESOME KILLING OF DEBORAH SAMUEL: THE POSITION OF NIGERIAN CRIMINAL LAW By Abdulhakeem Gomih Ahmad.

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 THE GRUESOME KILLING OF DEBORAH SAMUEL: THE POSITION OF NIGERIAN CRIMINAL LAW By Abdulhakeem Gomih Ahmad.      The Issue of people taking laws into their own hands is becoming rampant, it seems Nigerians have forgotten that there is an organ responsible for discharging that function. It is apparent that taking laws into your hands is illegal, what then is the essence of our laws and the establishment of courts if we continue implementing jungle justice? We have all heard of the unjust, illegal, gruesome and as well unlawful killing of one Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel over an alleged blasphemous statement, Which has begged some questions and legal issues that have emanated from that single action; The meaning of Blasphemy, Whether her killing is justifiable under Islamic Law,W hether blasphemy is an offense under Nigeria Criminal Law, Whether Islamic criminal law applies in Nigeria, Whether or not the Constitution takes precedence over Islamic law, Areas where Isla...

Courts in Nigeria

 INTRODUCTION.    In every society whether civilized or barbaric , there is always a standby  legal system and  a system of adjudication of matters, this system is known as court system in  modern societies.   In this work, we shall consider the meaning of court, their establishments, their jurisdictions and their hierarchy.          The meaning of court shall be examined in two phases;     Court as the man who mans the court: Fedrich Carl von savigny has so many times referred to judge as the court, this is because it is the presence of a judge in a room that makes it a court and he's the sole person who in controls of the court.      The court as a room where justice is administered: Court has been defined as a room  where matters and disputes are heard and determined in accordance with the law. Court consist of, Judge(s), Registrar, interpreter, bailiff, Lawyers as well as the litigants to ...