By Taiye Agbaje,News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The judiciary is the arm of government that protects the rule of law and ensures the supremacy of the law; it interprets the law and safeguards rights of the individual or group of individuals and entities. And in doing so, the court also exercises judicial powers to try criminal offences taking into consideration the provisions of the law. One of such provisions is the plea bargain under the Nigerian criminal justice system. Lawyers are divided on the effectiveness of plea bargain as an…
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