CHAPTER ONE
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The protection and enforcement of human rights, should be the core concern of very human as they are rights that one is entitled to by just being a human and it is a universal right. These rights are not rights created by virtue of legislations alone rather, they are inherent. Although, Nigeria has seriously improved in its constitutional provisions regarding human rights, however, there are areas where improvements needs to be made just as the American Human Rights Reports of 20121 pointed out, these areas includes; several killings by Boko Haram, abuses and killings by Nigerian forces, absence of equality and problems of freedom of speech. Unfortunately, Africa as a continent has been denoted as the land of unsuccessful, uneven and ill administered conflict that is poverty-ridden.
Also, there appear to be a high level of corruption in the judiciary and the government itself, it is evident by the hounding of corrupt judges by the present President Buhari’s administration, which lifted the veil of judges for the entire nation to see how the temple of justice has been destroyed because of corruption.2
The judiciary plays a significant role in the promotion and protection of human rights in any country, because it is the last hope of the common man. It is pertinent to note that human rights can be adequately protected by the judiciary if the powers and role of judiciary is preserved and devoid of injustice and corruption.
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