Our legal team, represented by Seyi Arowosebe, participated in an unscheduled oversight visit of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) to the Police Division at the National Assembly, Abuja. His Worship, Hon Munira...
Gavel joins other stakeholders to foster impactful discussions on activism and the importance of democracy in Nigeria, particularly as it affects the youth. Our Lagos Team was at the invitation of the National Youth Council of Nigeria for the Maiden...
Thaddeus Benson (pseudonym) was arrested sometime in February 2022 at Lugbe axis of Abuja for the alleged offence of Theft. Upon his arraignment, he was granted bail, but the said bail was not perfected due to a lack of legal representation. In June...
One of Gavel’s missions is to educate the general masses on their fundamental human rights under Nigerian law. Citizens’ Gavel has been disseminating educative visual content through the initiative tagged GAVEL TEACH THE LAW ON SCREEN. ...
“To develop technology is not enough, adoption is the most difficult”- Femi Ajibade, Gavel’s operations Lead. The Nigerian Bar Association, Young lawyers forum(YLF), Ibadan branch, held a symposium on the 30th of June 2022 where the...
Gavel held an entertaining and eye-opening Twitter space on the 16th of June 2022. The space addressed the issue of “medical negligence: your right to claims and compensation” where some notable figures in the...
Gavel’s Lagos Team were present at the SERAP report Presentation tagged “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Nigeria”. The interactive session had...
Charles Aboki (pseud) was arrested for the alleged offence of kidnapping sometime in 2020. Upon his arraignment, he was remanded in a Custodial Centre. The court case was adjourned to a future date each time he was...
Another core mission of Citizens Gavel is educating and emancipating the masses at the grassroots level. On the quest for this humanitarian mission, Gavel alongside Tracka facilitated the town hall meeting with the...
Gavel is constantly working around the clock to ensure that indigent citizens are legally represented and freed from prison. In 2017, Kaka (Pseud) was arraigned and charged with the offence of burglary and stealing a...
Sunday 5th of June, 2022 was another gloomy Sunday for Nigerians as Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owaluwa area of Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, killing dozens of members...
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY 27TH JUNE, 2022 After training journalists on how to report conflicts and human rights issues, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, in collaboration with...
Arrest and detainment of a suspect by the police and other law enforcement agents in Nigeria doesn’t strip suspects of their rights. These are the constitutionally protected rights of every suspect in police custody...
Our legal team, represented by Seyi Arowosebe participates in an unscheduled oversight visit of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) to the Force Criminal Intelligence & Investigations...
On Tuesday 10th May 2022, our legal team in Abuja, led by Seyi Arowosebe working with Vivian of FIDA Abuja, responded to the SOS call of Patricia having been evicted from their family house by a team of enforcement...
JayJay, an SSS 3 student who recently turned 18, had just resumed apprenticeship at a Barber’s shop in Lagos when he was wrongfully accused of stealing two phones belonging to a woman. He was arrested and detained...
Before deciding to commence a legal action in court to enforce your right, get to know some factors that must be carefully considered before instituting a lawsuit in a Nigerian court.
