NG Bar Crim Lit Practice Questions - Nigerian Bar Final (Bar Part II) Criminal Litigation (Nigeria) Exam

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Under Section 17 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015, what is the mandatory requirement for taking a suspect's confessional statement to ensure its voluntariness?

It must be taken in the presence of a Magistrate or a High Court Judge. It must be taken in the presence of the suspect's legal practitioner, an officer of the Legal Aid Council, or a member of an NGO, or be video-recorded. It must be certified by a Justice of the Peace within 6 hours of recording. It must be signed by at least two independent police officers who did not participate in the arrest.

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It must be taken in the presence of the suspect's legal practitioner, an officer of the Legal Aid Council, or a member of an NGO, or be video-recorded.

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