Referencing items 45 and 68 of the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution, he stated that a federal law established the Nigerian Police Force and other government security services. We must know that this is about making criminal law and the security of the state. “Rather, I am of the view that this new provision of the Lagos law reinforces the constitutional provision on the presumption of innocence of a suspect. Lagos is a federating unit and its state assembly has powers to make laws for the good people of the state. x“Once the processes of documentation of the amended law are completed and it is signed by the governor of Lagos State, it is my humble opinion that the needful is done by the Attorney General of Lagos State to put mechanisms in place for enforcement.

Source: The Guardian July 10, 2021 03:45 UTC