Hello nairalanders. So yesterday, i and some friends were arguing on these 'Guilty or Not guilty' issue.

It happened that a neighbour of mine was arrested on 7/7/17 (that 777 stuff) at about 8pm when he was coming back from work, they told his families to go get 50k to bail him out. Unfortunately, they couldnt come up with that amount of money so he was remanded in prison. They were charged to court some days later, the policemen at the station told them to say they were guilty when asked if they are guilty or not guilty, but my neighbour was like why would i say guilty when ive done nothing wrong.
To cut d lng story short, he said he was not guilty and his case was adjourned to a date.
Now my friends were saying had it been he said he was guilty, he would have been released on bail, i didnt agree with them on that. We argued back n forth nd i just had to leave there in peace.

So my question now is is this how things work, If he had said he was guilty, would he be released?

Plss lawyers in the house, enlighten me on this issue.

Note ; They said nobody wins a case against the government, then i asked who the government was they couldnt provide an answer.

This is d thread on the arrest carried out in ikorodu, many innocent pple were arrested just like this my neighbour.

www.nairaland.com/3917712/many-arrested-ikorodu-security-operatives
Lalasticlala
dominique
mynd44
seun

plss help push to fp.

Never EVER plead guilty to a crime you did not commit.

It depends on the evidence pleading not Guilty can raise the sentencing if proven to be guilt
Sometimes you can get reduce sentence or fine if you plead guilty .. but then again did he commit the crime?

He committed no crime. He was on his way back from work at about 8pm and he was picked up.

dominique:
Never EVER plead guilty to a crime you did not commit.

Thank you oo. Their excuse for telling him to plead guilty was that 'nobody fvcks with the government'