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International Association of International Federation of PLATEAU STATE Dispute Resolution Centre Women Lawyers (FIDA) Women Lawyers Legal Aid Council (including the Ministry of Justice Ya Fatima Chambers Mrs. Vera Opaluwa North Central Zonal Office) Port Harcourt 5C Ahmadu Bello Way Plot 62, Niger State Housing Estate, GRA Ministry of Justice Building Kano Suleja 1st Floor, J. D. Gomwalk Secretariat SOKOTO STATE Tel: 0803 408 80 16 Tel: 0803 453 67 51 PO Box 6110 Legal Aid Council Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Jos Federal Secretariat Complex PO Box 778 KATSINA STATE OGUN STATE International Federation of Women Sokoto Legal Aid Council Legal Aid Council Lawyers Federal Secretariat Complex Federal Secretariat Complex Ministry of Justice TARABA STATE Dandagoro Rooms 201-204 Jos Legal Aid Council Kano Road Abeokuta Tel: 0806 168 94 23 c/o Ministry of Justice Katsina Jalingo International Federation of RIVERS STATE Citizen’s Right Desk Women Lawyers Legal Aid Council International Federation of Women Mrs. S. B. Umar Chief Magistrate Court c/o High Court Complex Lawyers Ministry of Justice Abeokuta PO Box 15407 Tel: 0802 788 18 08 State Secretariat Tel: 0803 725 70 95 Port Harcourt Katsina Email: [email protected] YOBE STATE Tel: 0806 331 90 37 International Federation of Women Legal Aid Council ONDO STATE Lawyers c/o Ministry of Justice NYSC Legal Aid Clinic Legal Aid Council Ministry of Justice Damaturu Olawoyin Basi Esq. Federal Secretariat Complex State Secretariat Complex High Court Headquarters 2nd Floor, Rooms 220-225 Port Harcourt ZAMFARA STATE Daura Road Igbatoro Road Tel: 0803 724 85 99 Legal Aid Council Katsina PO Box 2014 Tel: 084 776 393 Opp. Photo Palace Tel: 0805 674 74 26 Akure Email: [email protected] Sani Abacha Way Gusau Secretary/Mobilisation Officer Dispute Resolution Center Lakka Irimiya Ministry of Justice Alpha 2000 Akure No. 20 Nagogo Road REFERENCE Katsina International Federation of Tel: 0806 531 71 08 Women Lawyers FIDA - International Federation LEDAP - Legal Defence and Tel: 0803 351 67 30 of Women Lawyers Assistance Project KOGI STATE Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Legal Aid Council Website: www.fidanigeria.org Website: www.ledapnigeria.org Fmr. Premises of Ministry of OSUN STATE Commerce and Industry Legal Aid Council LAC - Legal Aid Council of Nigeria Behind Sub-Tresury, IBB Way c/o Ministry of Justice Website: www.legalaidcouncilofnigeria.org Lokoja P. M. B. 4424 Oshogbo KWARA STATE Legal Aid Council International Federation of BE AWARE OF TOUTS CONTACTS Governor’s Office Women Lawyers Ahmadu Bello Way, GRA 108 Stations Road PO Box 4220 Oshogbo In many courts in Nigeria you will find so called TOUTS – these are FOR COURT USERS Ilorin Tel: 0803 862 10 63 persons without any formal legal education but some minor knowledge of the law and court procedure and who might offer you their services LAGOS STATE OYO STATE Legal Aid Council (including the Legal Aid Council at very low cost or even for free. Please be aware that these persons: South West Zonal Office) c/o Ministry of Justice Annex • are not trained legal practitioners, 10 Okotie Eboh Road State Secretariat • they do not have the required legal knowledge to provide sound South West Ikoyi PO Box 10333 legal advice to you and, Lagos Ibadan COURT USERS GUIDE • more often than not will offer a service which might be offered for 6 NIGER STATE International Federation of free by the court, Legal Aid Council Women Lawyers • if you are being approached in or in the vicinity of the court premises Federal Secretariat Complex c/o NBA Secretariat Opp. Former by somebody offering to help you, either refuse or check with the 8-83, Ground Floor NTC Leaf Road, Iyaganku PO Box 1136 Ibadan court registrar whether you can rely on the advice and services of Minna Tel: 0803 507 04 37 the person. Tel: 0807 999 46 93 Email: [email protected] COURT USERS GUIDE COURT USERS GUIDE COURT USERS GUIDE
ANAMBRA STATE International Association of Women Edo State International Association of Contacts for Court Users Legal Aid Council Lawyers (FIDA) International Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Siute F & G, Tezco Plaza GP 380, 3rd Avenue Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ministry of Justice When are you entitled to obtain Legal Aid? Secretariat Road, Aroma Junction Lobi Quarters, Old GRA c/o 24 Chief Tony Anenih Avenue Owerri Under Nigerian law in some cases (e.g. you are accused of a capital (Along Enugu – Onitsha Road) Makurdi GRA Benin Tel: 0803 551 98 90 Express Way Tel: 0806 531 06 33 Edo State Email: [email protected] offence, or you are a victim of a Human Rights Violation) the Attorney PO Box 1158 General of the State through the Legal Aid Council or the Office of Awka Dispute Resolution Centre EKITI STATE JIGAWA STATE the Public Defender will provide you with a lawyer free of charge. Ministry of Justice Legal Aid Council Legal Aid Council International Association of Women Makurdi c/o Ministry of Justice Complex Room C 409 Federal Secretariat Lawyers (FIDA) Secretariat (phase 111) Dutse How can you get Legal Assistance? 335, Nnamdi Azikiwe Avenue BORNO STATE Ground Floor In all other cases, the court registrar will be able to advice on how you Awka Legal Aid Council Ado-Ekiti KADUNA STATE can get legal assistance and provide you with the necessary contacts. Tel: 0803 313 37 63 Federal Secretariat Complex Legal Aid Council (including the In addition to the legal aid being provided by the State, there are PO Box 5289 International Association of North West Zonal Office) Office of the Public Defender Maiduguri Women Lawyers (FIDA) Federal Secretariat Complex many Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), associations, the Nigerian (LEDAP) High Court Complex 3rd Floor, Rooms 323-328 Bar Association, as well as individual lawyers, who provide free legal Ministry of Justice International Association of Women Ado-Ekiti PO Box 4248 advice and legal representation, in particular to persons with a low State Secretariat Lawyers (FIDA) Tel: 0803 393 81 74 Kaduna income, women and children, ethnic minorities and victims of crime. Awka Maiduguri Email: [email protected] Tel: 0802 826 17 51 NBA Kaduna Branch NBA Branch Onitsha Email: [email protected] ENUGU STATE Imam House, 1st Floor c/o High Court Complex Legal Aid Council (including the Ahmadu Bello Way list of contacts in some States Onitsha CROSS RIVER STATE South East Zonal Office) Kaduna of the Federation Legal Aid Council Federal Secretariat Complex Tel: 0803 915 43 89 NBA Branch Idemili 2nd Floor Left Wing Rooms 251-258 c/o High Court Complex Federal Secretariat PO Box 1709 Legal Watch Ogidi Calabar Enugu 2nd floor Federal Capital Territory ABIA STATE ZI Jos Road The Director General Legal Aid Council NBA Branch Nnewi International Association of Women Citizens’ Rights and Mediation Off Abeokuta Street Legal Aid Council of Nigeria 31 School Road c/o High Court Complex Lawyers (FIDA) Centre Kaduna (Headquarters) PO Box 982 Nnewi Ministry of Justice, New Secretariat Ministry of Justice Tel: 0803 643 56 20 22 Okemesi Crescent Umuahia Calabar Enugu Off Oro Ago Crescent NBA Branch Aguata Tel: 0802 468 11 15 International Federation of Off Mohammed Buhari Way International Federation of Women c/o High Court Complex Tel: 0805 435 44 11 Civil Resource Development and Women Lawyers Garki Lawyers, FIDA Ekwulobia Email: [email protected] Documentation Centre (CIRDDOC) 20 Lagos Street Abuja Ministry of Justice 16 Fifth Avenue Off Kebbi Road Umuahia Maryevergreen Foundation DELTA STATE City Layout Kaduna Legal Aid Council Tel: 0803 842 49 98 15 Modebe Avenue Legal Aid Council (including the Enugu Tel: 0803 320 49 13 Area 3, Block D Open University Onitsha South South Zonal Office) Tel: 0803 313 24 94 Email: [email protected] Office Complex ADAMAWA STATE Tel: 0806 576 16 05 Federal Secretariat Complex Email: [email protected] PO Box 2647 Legal Aid Council (including the Asaba Women’s Aid Collective (WACOL) Garki North East Zonal Office) BAUCHI STATE 9 Umyezebi Street NBA Zaria Branch Abuja Federal Secretariat Complex Legal Aid Council Dispute Resolution Centre New Haven c/o High Court No. 2, CRA PO Box 1188 Federal Secretariat Complex Ministry of Justice Enugu Zaria ADR Abuja Yola PO Box 446 Asaba Tel: 0803 626 58 75 Tel: 0803 702 15 76 Settlement House Bauchi Asoko International Federation of Women International Association of Women International Association of NBA Kafanchan Branch Abuja Lawyers, FIDA BAYELSA STATE Lawyers (FIDA) Women Lawyers (FIDA) c/o High Court Tel: 0803 438 63 34 Girls Brigade Legal Aid Council Ministry of Justice Faculty of Law Kafanchan Yola High Court Complex, Onopa Asaba University of Nigeria Tel: 0802 764 59 96 Abuja Multi-Door Court House Tel: 0803 605 22 11 Yanagoa Tel: 0803 717 73 43 Enugu Campus Tel: 0802 330 85 66 FCT High Court Email: [email protected] Enugu Wuse Zone 5 AKWA – IBOM STATE International Association of Women Tel: 0803 341 46 60 Legal Aid Council Kaduna Abuja Legal Aid Council Lawyers (FIDA) EBONYI STATE Tel: 042 313 00 5 Imam House Federal Secretariat Complex Tel: 0803 091 09 08 Legal Aid Council Email: [email protected] International Federation of Women Abak Road, Room 321, (3rd floor) Tel: 0805 486 91 08 Federal Secretariat Complex KANO STATE Lawyers, FIDA Abuja PO Box 2238 Email: [email protected] Abakiliki IMO STATE Legal Aid Council FIDA Office, Ground floor Uyo Legal Aid Council Gidan Murtala, 1st Floor Ministry of Justice Tel: 0802 315 64 57 BENUE STATE International Association of Women Ministry of Justice Complex PO Box 2651 Abuja Email: [email protected] Legal Aid Council Lawyers (FIDA) PO Box 2654 Kano Tel: 0803 314 73 60 Email: [email protected] Block GP, 508 Magistrate Court Owerri Email: [email protected] Frm, Ministry of Finance Ebonyi Multi-Door-Court House Uyo Multi-Door Court House PO Box 133 Tel: 0803 743 36 91 High Court High Court Uyo Makurdi Email: [email protected] Kano