o be certain, the ills afflicting the Nigerian criminal justice system predate the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. However, the current administration has brought to the forefront the flaws and defects of the Nigerian criminal justice system.
For one, the scourge of pending trials has worsened, with the percentage of prison inmates awaiting trial rising to eighty per cent. Moreover, in the 2016 budget, the government underfunded the police and the sum
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