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ABSTRACT
The concept of plea bargain is an agreement between the Prosecutor and the Defendant , alleged to have committed an offence under a particular penal statute, which enables the Defendant plead to a lesser offence in exchange of a lighter punishment or sentence. It enables both the Prosecutor and the Defendant to avoid a lengthy trial; however, a lot of arguments have been generated both locally and internationally on the existence of plea bargain under the Nigerian criminal justice system. The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 is one of the procedural laws regulating criminal proceedings in Nigeria asides it are the Economic Financial Crimes Commission Act and the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws of Lagos State. With the repeal of Criminal Procedure Act and Criminal Procedure Code (of Northern Nigeria), ACJA 2015 becomes the main legislation for the entire national criminal justice system to be applied uniformly in all federal courts. It is against the above background that this paper examined the concept of plea bargain under the Nigerian laws and conclusively determined whether the various Acts takes into consideration its purpose, and if plea bargaining has impacted in the fight against corruption in the country. This work conclusively recommends that the Federal Government of Nigeria can adopt plea bargain in cases involving corruption provided the necessary institutions are created and laws with the proper enactments made.
