26,000 Nigerian children enter custody yearly, most without lawyers — Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman‑Ibrahim Imaan has said that about 26,000 children enter custodial and remand facilities in Nigeria every year, with 74 per cent held in pre-trial detention and 68 per cent having no lawyer from their first contact with the justice system.Mrs Sulaiman-Ibrahim...