LACON GIVING VOICE TO THE VOICELESS IN LAGOS .

LACON GIVING VOICE TO THE VOICELESS IN LAGOS .
The Defendant, a 31 year old Okada Rider from Enugu (name withheld) was arrested and remanded at Medium Correctional Centre, Kirikiri Lagos in 2019 for alleged offence of armed robbery. Information against him was filed at the High Court in 2020 in Charge No. LD/12886c/20 and he was arraigned early 2023 but prior to his arraignment, the presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Sonaike, seeing that he is indigent referred the case to the Legal Aid Council.The case was adjourned several times at the instance of the State Prosecuting Counsels who were not able to produce any witness hence trial couldn’t go on.The case was eventually struck out upon the application of the Defense Counsel, Barr Grace Adenubi, (Legal Aid Council Lagos Office) and the Defendant was released on the 16th April 2024 after awaiting trial for 4 years.