{"id":10275,"date":"2020-03-12T19:07:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T19:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectstore.com.ng\/?p=10275"},"modified":"2020-03-12T19:07:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T19:07:04","slug":"offences-against-property-in-nigerian-law-with-particular-reference-to-the-northern-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawstudentprojectpdf.projectstore.com.ng\/offences-against-property-in-nigerian-law-with-particular-reference-to-the-northern-states\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY IN NIGERIAN LAW WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NORTHERN STATES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY IN NIGERIAN LAW WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NORTHERN STATES<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Abstract:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This t h e s i s covers an a n a l y t i c a l study of offences against property in Nigeria under the Penal Code which a p p l i e s to the eleven Northern States and the Criminal Code applicable to the ten Southern S t a t e s . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More a t t e n t i on Is , however, focused on the law applicable to t h e Northern S t a t e s * Reference has been made to p r e \u2013 s t a t u t e period when t h e only applicable laws were t h e Customary laws of crime which varied from one community to another except the Muslim community in the North which were governed by the Islami law of crime long before t h e advent of the B r i t i s h . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the B r i t i s h came, they established some B r i t i s h Courts and g r a d u a l l y s u b s t i t u t e d the Customary laws of crime (including Islamic law of crime) with the Common law. The B r i t i s h c o l o n i a l i s t s l a t e r introduced a Criminal Code which i n i t i a l l y applied only to the then Northern Region and was l a t e r extended to the Southern Region as w e l l . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the eve of independence the Penal Code was drafted and applied, from the date of independence, to the Northern Region while the Southern Region has continued to apply Criminal Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>TABLE OF CONTENT<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Title Page\u2014\u2014\u2014i<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certification\u2014\u2014\u2013ii<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dedication\u2014\u2014\u2014iii<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledgement\u2014\u2014-iv<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract \u2014\u2014\u2014vi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table of Content\u2014\u2014\u2013vii<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter One<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.0 Introduction \u2014\u2014-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.1 Statement of Problem\u2014\u20144<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.2 Purpose of the Study\u2014\u20145<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.3 Significance of Study\u2014\u20148<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.4 Limitation\u2014\u2014\u20139<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.5 Scope of Study\u2014\u2014-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter Two<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.0 Review of Related Literature \u2014-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.6 Summary of Literature Review\u2014- 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter Three<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.0 Research Methodology and Procedure\u201422<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.1 Population \u2014\u2014\u201322<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.2 Sample and Sampling Technique\u2014-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.3 Validation of the Instrument \u2014-23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.4 Reliability of the Instrument \u2014\u201323<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.5 Data Analysis\u2014\u2014-23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter Four<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.0 Presentation and Discussion of Result\u201424<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.1 Analysis and interpretaion of Data\u201425<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.2 Discussion of Results\u2014\u201438<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter Five<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation \u201340<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.1 Summary\u2014\u2014\u201340<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.2 Conclusion\u2014\u2014\u201341<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.3 Recommendation\u2014\u201442<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References \u2014\u2014\u201445<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appendix 1\u2014\u2014\u201347<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appendix \u2014\u2014\u201450<\/p>\n

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