Section 268: General control of prosecution by the Attorney-General

(1) Where a private legal practitioner prosecute on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation or a public officer prosecuting in his official capacity in any criminal proceedings, the private legal practitioner or public officer shall prosecute subject to such direction as may be given by the Attorney-General of the Federation.
(2) Where proceedings in respect of an offence is instituted by a police officer, it shall be in the name of the Inspector-General of Police, as the case may be.
(3) Where a proceeding in respect of an offence is instituted on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation, it shall be in the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(4) The Attorney-General of the Federation may delegate to the Attorney-General of a State the powers conferred on him by this section either generally or with respect to any offence or class of offences and such offence shall be prosecuted in the name of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(5) Such powers so delegated to the Attorney-General of a State may be exercised directly by him or any officer in his Ministry or department.