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JSS2: CIVIC EDUCATION - 2ND TERM

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  1. Nigeria as a Federation | Week 1
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  2. Characteristics of Federation | Week 2
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  3. Relationship Between Federal, State and Local Government | Week 3
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  4. Differences Between Federal, State and Local Government | Week 4
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  5. Rule of Law | Week 5
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  6. Protection of Human Rights and the Rule of Law | Week 6
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  7. Groups that Assist in Protecting Human Rights of Citizens | Week 7
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  8. Consumer Rights and Responsibilities | Week 8
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Lesson 5, Topic 3
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Various Punishments for Breaking the Law

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Prison

There’s a popular adage that says:

“Where there is no law, there’s no sin”. 

It means once there are laws stipulated and it is being violated the offender is liable to be punished.

The degree of crime committed determines the punishment meted out.

Punishment for LawBreakers:

1. Detention:

When a person is suspected to have committed a crime, the first step the Nigerian police will take is to arrest and interrogate him. When the investigators or other enforcement agencies are not satisfied with his explanations, the individual is detained in police custody for an investigation to be carried out.

This might require going for a search in his house, office or the place where he is suspected to have committed the crime. All these are supposed to be concluded within 48 hours of his arrest.

2. Imprisonment:

 

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