Legal Friend Initiative

29/07/2025

https://www.thewhip.com.ng/2025/07/group-alleges-corruption-cover-up-as.html?m=1

Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi The Noble Youth Mass Support Association (NYMSA) has called on the Jigawa State Government to take dec...

29/07/2025

https://www.dailystruggle.ng/2025/07/scandal-rocks-jigawa-savings-and-loans.html

Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar A. Namadi By Our Reporter The Noble Youth Mass Support Association (NYMSA) has called on the Jigawa Stat...

29/07/2025

https://independentpost.ng/group-draws-jigawa-govt-cbns-attention-over-alleged-misconduct-in-savings-and-loans-limited/

Noble Youth Mass Support Association (NYMSA) has called on Jigawa state Governor Malam Umar Namadi and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently investigate

19/02/2024

SHARI'AR MURJA KUNYA DA ABINDA YA BIYO BAYA

Mutane na kuna son rudani, musamman a wannan fage namu na shari'a. Ga lauyoyin Gidan sun zama busy, ba lokacin da zasu fayyace muku komai.

A kullum mukan ce ya k**ata a fahimci matakan sharia kafin a fara sharhi.

Ita wannan baiwar Allah Murja Kunya, ai ba wani bakon abu ne ya faru ba. Shi Mallam Aminu Daurawa yayi aikin sa, ya k**a ya kai kotu. Allah Ya saka masa fa khairan.

Shi alkali yace a ajiye masa ita kafin ya kammala nazarin bada belin ta. Ba wai ya hukunta ta bane.

Ana haka sai wata bukatar bincike akan ita Murja Kunya ya taso. Su dama jami'an tsaro ai suna da dama a sharia su gayyaci mutum don suyi bincike a kansa. In bukatar hakan ta taso, sai suje kotun da ta tsare ta, a basu aron ta. To fa shine abinda ya faru. An bada aron ta ne don bincike. Khalas!

Tunda kotun tace gobe Talata zata zauna akan case din, to mu jira zuwa goben mana. In an ga bata zo kotu ba, to an samu abin magana kam. In tazo kuma shikenan, komai normal.

Amma ba bukatar zargin Mallam ko wasu jami'an gwamnati akan wannan dan karamin case din.

Allah Ya kaimu goben.

28/12/2023

ILMIN SHARI'A KAN TUHUMAR LAIFIN CAPITAL OFFENCE

Kun san me ake kira CAPITAL OFFENCE?
Shine laifin da idan aka tabbatar dashi akan wanda ake tuhuma, to za a zartar masa da hukuncin kisa ne ko daurin rai da rai.
To tuhumar kisan kai ta fado cikin Capital Offence.

TAMBAYA
Wace kotu ce take da hurumin yin shari'ar Capital Offence?
AMSA
High Court ko Upper Sharia Court.
Magistrate Court bata da hurumin taɓa Capital Offence.

TAMBAYA
To in haka ne, me yasa ake fara kai masu laifin Capital Offence Magistrate Court tunda basu da hurumi?
AMSA
Kundin tsarin mulkin Nijeriya ya haramta ajiye me laifi a wajen 'yan sanda sama da kwana 2.
To fa!
Sai ga shi an kawo me laifin Capital Offence wajen 'yan sanda. Wanda binciken case din ba zai kammalu a kwana 2 ba.
Meye abin yi?
A irin wannan yanayin, ana daukar wanda ake tuhuma din ne a kai shi Magistrate Court, amma ba don gabatar da shari'ar ba, sai dai kawai don a samu order da za a tsare shi a kurkuku kafin a gama bincike a gurfanar dashi a High Court ko Upper Shari'a Court.
Wannan shi ake kira HOLDEN CHARGE.

AMSA LAIFI
A tsarin shari'a, idan aka je kotu, sai wanda ake tuhuma ya amsa laifin sa, shikenan huta roro, waken gizo ya ƙi 'ya'ya. Sai ayi abinda ake cewa summary trial, a yanke masa hukunci nan take, babu bukatar kiran shaidu.

TAMBAYA
Haka abin yake a Capital Offence?
AMSA
A'a, ba haka bane.
A shari'ar Capital Offence, koda wanda ake tuhuma ya amsa laifin sa, to bisa ƙa'ida ta shari'a dole ne za a rubuta cewa 'ya musanta zargin da ake masa.' Ba a yin summary trial a Capital Offence. Dole ne sai an gabatar da hujjojin da zasu tabbatar da cewa yayi kisan. Na'am, amsa laifin sa yana iya zama shaida.
To haka ake a sharia. Idan kuka ji an ce mai laifi ya musanta zargin da ake masa, ba abinda yake zuwa zuciyar ku ne yake kasancewa ba. Wata ƙa'ida ce ta shari'a wadda dole sai an bi ta.

Mun gode.
Legal Friend Initiative.

06/10/2014

KNOW YOUR RIGHT.

"You have the right to remain silent ....."
This is a statement most often made by d Police and other law enforcement agents when they are about to take the statement of a suspect.

Little did the suspect know dat by dis statement, he has absolute right to refuse to make any statement, whether in writing or otherwise.

The irony is that even the law enforcement agents do not know the value of these 'Words of Caution' as they are called. Thus, they make it mandatory for every suspect to make a statement.
The EFCC known to refuse the bail of suspects unless and until they make written statements.

29/08/2014

KNOW YOUR RIGHT

Any person who is arrested for allegedly committing an offence must be taken to court within 48 hours (2days). Unless of course on certain specific instances.

Hence, by our law, a suspect must be taken to court or released on bail by the police within 2 days at most.

Is this principle of law being upheld by the Nigerian Police?

Are the citizens even aware of this right?

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KA SAN HAKKINKA

Duk mutumin da aka k**a ana zarginsa da aikata wani laifi, to dole a kai shi kotu akalla cikin kwana 2 daga lokacin da aka tsare shi. Don haka dole 'yan sanda su kai shi kotu ko su bada belinsa cikin wannan lokaci.

Shin 'yan sanda suna kiyaye wannan sharadi na doka, ko suna karya shi?

Shin 'yan Nigeria sun san da wannan dokar ma?

20/08/2014

ZARIA MASSACRE: NIGERIAN ARMY AND THE PRINCIPLE OF NATURAL JUSTICE

Since after the Zaria Massacre, where Nigerian soldiers opened fire and killed 33 peaceful protesters, including 3 sons of Sheikh El Zakzaky, a lot of things happened.

But the recent event captured the attention of Legal Friend, and we'll open it briefly.

There are 2 principles of Natural Justice that must be adhered to in administration of justice.
1. NEMO DAT QUOD NON HABEAT.
2. AUDI ALTAREM PATEM.

1. The 1st one means day no one shud be a judge in his own case. Therefore if u have a case against anoda person, u can't preside over investigation or trial of the case.

The Islamic Movemet in Nigeria accused the Nigerian Army for killing 33 of its members. Yet, the DHQ constituted investigation panel to probe the allegation. We submit that this's a clear violation of this principle of natural justice bcos the Army is a party in d matter, hence they can't preside over the investigation. An independent panel ought to be constituted where both parties will be heard.

2. The 2nd principle means the while hearing in a matter, you shud hear both sides. One is not expected to reach a conclusion in a matter without giving fair heraing to both parties.

In the instant case, the Nigerian Army did not invite members of the Islamic Movement to hear their own version of the event. But they invited them to go to their panel and depend themselves on what the army accused them of.

We humbly submit that these irregularities shud be dispensed with in any probe of any matter in Nigeria so as to ensure smooth administration of justice. Hence, we call on the Federal Government to constitute an independent panel to investigate the incident, where both the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria will be parties, and will go their and narrate their own version of the incident.

May justice prevail.

09/08/2014

Apologies to the members of this esteemed Group. Our long silence was not abandonement. This page will kick up with full force. Hop to have ur contributing hands. Tnx, dear legal friends.

18/03/2014

"Dan Sanda Abokin Kowa."

Shin ya wannan karin magana yake a yau a Nijeriya?
Shin 'yan sanda sun amsa sunansu 'abokan kowa?'
Shin 'yan sanda a yau suna kare hakkin al'umma ne, ko akasin haka?

10/03/2014

Assalam. Ladies & gentlemen, we welkom u all to dis special House. It's a medium that seeks to enlighten the general public on their legal rights and responsibilites.

We'll be making useful posts that touch on human rights.
There will be questions and answers as well. So whoever needs any explanation, they'll free free to ask, either on a wall for all to see, or thru our inbox.

We will be interacting iin English and Hausa languages, as d case may be.

Thank you.