f.
The Council convened a workshop in collaboration with the UNODC to train 120 lawyers
offering pro bono services to the indigent in Nigeria
g. The Council has initiated the training and upgrading of some of its administrative officers as
Paralegal officers. The training covers Legal system and Human Rights, Para legalism, civil/criminal
procedure, family law, landlord and tenant to give the trainees the core skills of assisting the Legal
Officers in attending to the indigent who seek help and assistance from the Council. These paralegals
would be deployed to the grassroots to provide first line access to justice services. UNODC
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