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A section of a legal text about bail and detention in Nigeria. The image is a close-up of a printed legal document. The text discusses the powers of the police in securing the presence of a suspect at trial and the provision of bail as a means of punishment. The text refers to the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 and the Police Act 2020. The document notes that the powers of the police should not be withheld as a means of punishment. The document suggests that the provision of bail should not be used to restrict the terms of entering a recognizance with or without sureties for a reasonable amount. It notes that a court of competent jurisdiction is entitled to impose conditions that only a detention of a suspect on the excuses of non-fulfillment. Therefore, any conditions imposed by the officer are unjustifiable under any law. The text goes on to discuss the powers of the police on release of suspects or granting of bail and detention of suspects against the backdrop of the innovative safeguards provided under the ACJA and the new Police Act. The text emphasizes that the constitutional provisions on the liberty of citizens as well as freedom to movement, it is observed that these provisions have been compiled to strengthen the protection of the citizen. The text also warns against the misuse of power by the police. The document also states that the most visible instances of abuses relating to the power of arrest only in breach, bail and detention is "inappropriate exercise of power", corrupt demand as a precondition to bail and non-observance of human rights details. The document is likely located in the Gombe State University library, which is located in the city of Gombe, Nigeria.
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