Plea Bargaining in Nigeria Under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act

In the past decade or so, the subject of plea bargaining has assumed a, hitherto lack -ing, currency and has become more topical in Nigeria. This owes to the activities of the anti-corruption agencies which have, of recent, tended to use it in the resolution of cases. This increased use has resulted in outrage and condemnation of the practice. In order to ameliorate the perceived abuse of the practice of plea bargaining, the new criminal procedure statute, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 (ACJA), attempts to make comprehensive provisions to guard against its abuse. This artide critically assesses the provisions of the ACJA on plea bargaining. It finds that the provi-sions are unduly broad, verbose and dumsy. Many are superfluous and overlap with others. It suggests an amendment of the statute in order to streamline such provisions.