Other amendments in the rule among other things include: "Private persons now have the power to arrest persons suspected to have committed offences in their presence including those who damage public property;

Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Ade Alabi yesterday said that it was now an offense under new Lagos State Criminal Procedure Rules for the police to arrest anybody else in lieu of a suspect.

Justice Alabi while briefing the press in Lagos on the amendment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Procedure Law of Lagos State, listed the category of people to include; wife, husband, son, brother, sister, co-worker or even neighbours for an offence committed by another person

nuzo:

How can Fashola and co. claim to have passed a law that have been in existence in Nigeria since when God knows.
Anybody ever heard of mob action in the street of Lagos and other cities in Nigeria?
The good thing is that it's now written in the constitution; a good reason to burn our enemies with tyers.
Damn it!!

nuzo:

The law is simply ridiculous.

As a black belter in one of the martial arts, i guess i have been granted a constitutional right to bully alot of weak and helpless sufferheads Lagosians when i come around.

What is Yara waiting for before he makes it a federal law? I can't wait to carry out this law against my percieved political enemies in my village.

Jakumo:

The law authorizing citizen's arrest in Lagos state gives every pervert out there free rein to "arrest" women spotted wearing revealing clothes, or deemed to be of questionable character. I'm emigrating to Lagos right now to enforce morality there.

This sounds good. You can arrest anybody who you found commiting offence.

If well practice, this can elimate 10% of all crimes; since people generally saw the offenders but failed to do anything.

Also Police can only arrest suspect nothing any relations anymore:

reindeer:

Finaly i am empowered to arrest policemen for collecting bribes in lagos now she?
can't wait to try my new power when i enter town!

Emperoh:

But who want go arrest Armed Robber wey carry AK47

ayomifull:

lol. even if the armed rubber has a toy gun who want to try that?

The problem with this is you who is legally and rightly arresting someone may end up being the victim, i am sure the real criminals would not be arrested by anyone who still values his life., so this will end up being for trivial issue like someone snatch my boyfriend/girlfriend, someone is sleeping with my husband/wife lol

How can Fashola and co. claim to have passed a law that have been in existence in Nigeria since when God knows.
Anybody ever heard of mob action in the street of Lagos and other cities in Nigeria?
The good thing is that it's now written in the constitution; a good reason to burn our enemies with tyers. Grin
Damn it!!

reindeer:

Me!
As for Nobilia, life aint all that serious, better take it easy, jokes don't mean you don't get the import of the story,only means you chooose to take things easy ok?
You sound like the dry,humorless type who'll grow grey hairs by 30 and run high hypertension by 40.
take it easy man
me i go come lagos soon, and i plan to arrest at least 40 policemen and women and 40 armed robbers carrying AK47,AK 90,Bazooka, RPG, OTumokpo, JUJU,jazz,hiphopp anything!
Lagos,here i come!