Section 383: Information by private person

(1) The registrar shall receive an information from a private legal practitioner where:
(a) the information is endorsed by the Attorney-General of the Federation or a law officer acting his behalf stating that that he has seen the information and has declined to prosecute the offence set out in the information; and
(b) the private legal practitioner shall enter into a recognizance in:
(i) such sum as may be fixed by the court, with a surety, to prosecute the information to conclusion from the time the defendant shall be required to appear,
(ii) pay such costs as may be ordered by the court, or
(iii) deposit in the registry of the court, such sum of money as the court may fix.
(2) Where an application for consent to prosecute is made to the Attorney-General of the Federation by a private legal practitioner and the Attorney-General declines to grant such consent, he shall give his reason(s) for doing so in writing within 15 working days from the date of the receipt of the application.