The Director General of Legal Aid Council Mr. Aliyu B. Abubakar has advocated for maximum punishment of persons convicted for the offence of Rape. He made this assertion while chairing the technical session of stakeholders meeting on the reform of the laws on the offences of rape and other related […]

A public hearing on the Legal Aid Council Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill 2021 held on Monday 15 th November 2021. The public hearing was organized by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and took place at the Senate Conference Hall of the National Assembly in Abuja. […]

The Director General of Legal Aid Council (LAC) Mr. Aliyu B. Abubakar on Wednesday the 11th of August, 2021 hosted Force Order 20 Advisory Committee members in its statutory meeting at the LAC conference room. Mr. Aliyu B. Abubakar who is the co-chairman of the Committee with the Deputy Inspector […]

The accused person (Edet Asuquo Oruk) was charged with a three-count charge of conspiracy, Armed robbery, and Assault occasioning Harm contrary to sections 6(b) and 1(2)(a) of the Robbery and Firearms Act LFN 2004 and S. 364 of Criminal Code Law of Akwa Ibom State, 2000 in Charge number HU/125c/ […]

On the 14th of July 2021, the Honourable Attorney General of Ogun State and members of the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme (PDSS) Advisory Committee (Chief Magistrate, Ogun State Judiciary, Adesola Adeaga (State Coordinator Legal Aid Council, Ogun State), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ota PDSS team(led by the Vice-Chairman), visited Police […]

The Director-General of Legal Aid Council, Mr. Aliyu B. Abubakar had earlier in February 2021 visited the Keffi Correctional Center, Nasarawa State. Having discovered 39 inmates were detained without trial. He immediately set up an Ad-hoc Committee chaired by Mr. Kenneth Mozea (Director Correctional Services Department) with 11 Legal Aid […]

The International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) paid a courtesy/ familiarization visit to Legal Aid Aid Council (LAC) North West Zonal office Kaduna on the 27th of May, 2021. ICRC visit was to create a synergy with LAC in Kaduna state and to intimate the office about their activities, which […]

As part of its activity in fulfilling its mandate, the Legal Aid Council (LAC) Lagos State office in partnership with members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos State, Office of the Public Defender (OPD) undertake a Police Duty Solicitor Scheme (PDSS) week in Lagos State from the 17th […]

The Director General of Legal Aid Council Mr. Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar has expressed the willingness of the Legal Aid Council (LAC) to open an office in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. He made this declaration on Monday the 10th of May, 2021 when he paid a working visit to […]

Ms. Grace Eni Nsot, the former Director (International Operations) retired from the services of Legal Aid Council on the 31st of March, 2021 upon attaining the age of 60 years on the 1st of April, 2021. Bamidele Ibikunle took over from her as the new Director (International Operations). Mr. Enoch […]