Arrested/Detained Person Must Be Informed Of His Offence In Writing And In Any Language He Understands. – TheNigerialawyer

Daily Law Tips (Tip 393) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM.
ACIArb(UK)

ARRESTED/DETAINED PERSON MUST BE INFORMED OF HIS OFFENCE
IN WRITING AND IN ANY LANGUAGE HE UNDERSTANDS.

Part of the constitutional rights of persons in Nigeria is that,
any person arrested or detained by any security officer/agency must
be informed in writing of the facts and grounds for his arrest or
detention. The written information must be given within 24 hours
and must be in any language that the arrested or detained person
understands.
Hence, reasons and grounds for arrest cannot not be orally provided
but must be written and not written in English language only but
any language that the arrested or detained person understands. This
is a constitutional provision and as such no other law or practise
can change or water it down.

My authorities are sections 35(3), 318 and 319 of the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.

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