Statute review Lagos state property protection law 2016

The paper reviewed provisions of the Lagos State Property Protection Law in the light of existing criminal legislation with a view to, or otherwise, justifies its enactment within the corpus of administration of criminal justice system; interrogates the efficiency and efficacy of the law against the knowledge of criminal jurisprudence.The paper found that apart from the establishment of a task force unit, the stiff penal provisions, the infusion of restitution remedy and conferment of jurisdiction on Special Offences Court; the provisions of the law are well couched and covered under the existing Criminal law of Lagos State.