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Tolani E - About
Our Mission
To ensure free, effective and efficient legal aid services to indigents in Nigeria
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Our Vision
To build a Nigerian nation where there is equal access to justice for all irrespective of means and where all rights are respected, protected and defended.
Press Releases
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Three Accused Persons Discharged on the Offences of Conspiracy and Armed ROBBERY
It was a good way to begin the year in Legal Aid Council Asaba, Delta State office on the 6th of January,
JANUARY 8, 2021
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Legal Aid Council Secured Release of Nine Inmates During Goal Delivery in Imo State
The joy of 9 (nine) inmates remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Service Centre in Owerri, Imo State knew
DECEMBER 24, 2020
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Brief History
The concept of Legal aid in Nigeria can be said to have been birthed in 1961 when Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria at the time, during the African Conference on the Rule of Law held in Lagos, pointed out the hollowness of a constitutional right to a fair hearing, if the financial aspect of access was ignored. That statement was the first official public acknowledgement of the need and desirability for legal aid in Nigeria. This led to a Bill prepared by the then Honourable Attorney-General, Dr. T.O. Elias, entitled Legal Aid and Advice Act 1961 for Parliament, in order to formally establish legal aid in Nigeria. The Bill sought to make provision for the establishment and operation of a scheme for the granting in proper cases, legal aid and legal advice, to people with low income, who could not otherwise afford to procure them for the enforcement or vindication of a legitimate right or for the purpose of obtaining a just relief. Unfortunately due to the Nigerian Civil War the Bill did not see the light of day.