AN APPRAISAL OF THE APPLICATION OF PLEA BARGAINING PROCEDURE IN NIGERIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

This project titled “An Appraisal of the Application of Plea Bargaining Procedure in Nigerian Criminal Justice System” is aimed at ascertaining the applicability of the concept of plea bargain in the penal system being that it is a novel phenomenon in the general Criminal Justice System despite the fact it is holding sway in some developed criminal justice jurisdictions like the United States of America for example.

The objectives of this paper are to examine the practice and mode of plea bargain in Nigeria vis- à-vis the adequacy or otherwise the inadequacies of the laws regulating plea bargain in Nigeria; to fine the factors militating against the practice of plea bargain in Nigeria; to proffer measures for addressing the problems identified in the course of the study to have a smooth operation of plea bargain in Nigeria like other jurisdictions. This research consists of a title page, approval page, certification, abstract, list of abbreviations, list of cases, list of status, Chapters One to Five (from introduction to conclusion), and bibliography. This research consist of 61 pages.