Section 11: Measures for reforming children and young persons found guilty of offences.

Without prejudice to section 10 of this Act, where a person under the age of seventeen years is tried by a juvenile court in any part of Nigeria for an offence under this Act and the court is satisfied of his or her guilt, the court, in considering the manner in which the case should be dealt with, shall have particular regard to the need to prevent a repetition of the offence and shall accordingly, unless it appears to the court that there are strong reasons why it should not do so in that particular case, either-(a) place the offender under the supervision of a probation office; or
(b) send him to an approved institution; or
(c) commit him to the care of a fit person; or
(d) order his parent or guardian to give security for his good behaviour.