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WAEC Civic Education 2017 Objective — Question 39

Question 39 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Civic Education 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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39. [Use the passage below to answer question 39: One morning, Mr. Ojuri was on his way to a bank in his neighborhood to make inquiries. He was arrested for wandering and subsequently detained for seven days by the police without trial or access to his relatives.] From the above passage, it could be said that in a society where this incident happened, there is absence of

  • A. A. a court of law
  • B. B. rule of lawCorrect
  • C. C. lawyers and solicitors
  • D. D. the press

Explanation

Refusal to give access to trial or relatives indicates absence of rule of law in that society.

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