ARRESTED IN HIS STEAD: THE UNLAWFUL DETENTION AND ALLEGED TORTURE OF ESTHER ARANSIOLA | Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq.
Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq. A Legal Analysis under the Child Rights Act, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria BY LYDIA EHISUORIA OHONSI ESQ. May 2026 I. Introduction On 5 May 2026, the Daily Trust published an account that crystallised, in the voice of a sixteen-year-old girl, virtually every pathology that child rights advocates and criminal justice reformers have spent decades attempting to dislodge from Nigerian law enforcement culture. Esther Aransiola, a minor resid…
CBN RESTRICTION OF BVN MODIFICATIONS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE NIGERIA DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023 | Lydia E. Ohonsi, Esq.
Legal expert Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, Esq., has released a critical analysis regarding the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recent Addendum to the BVN regulatory framework, warning of significant compliance risks under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA). The analysis examines the CBN’s directive, issued on 12 March 2026 and effective from 1 May 2026, which introduces sweeping changes to how Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) are managed in Nigeria. Key Modifications to the BVN Framework The CBN Addendum introduces four substantive c…
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S CONSENT AND THE STATUS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN GARNISHEE PROCEEDINGS: ANTECEDENT CONTROVERSY, CURRENT REALITIES AND THE LIDAN ENGINEERING WATERSHED | Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, LL.B., BL
Lydia Ehisuoria Ohonsi, LL.B., BL The enforcement of monetary judgments against the Nigerian Federal Government and its agencies has long been bedevilled by the consent requirement embedded in Section 84 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act, Cap. S6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (SCPA). At the heart of this legal struggle is the question of whether the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) qualifies as a ‘public officer’ under that provision, which would necessitate obtaining prior consent from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) …
