Abstract
The Nigerian criminal jurisprudence is a product of colonial legacy. Over the years, outdated provisions of the English received laws had continued to remain intrinsic in our legal system. Provisions on “Idle Person” and “Vagabond” are examples of such laws that the Penal laws in Nigeria had maintained beyond independence. This paper took a look at the provisions of the Plateau State Penal Code Law, 2017 on “Idle Person” and “Vagabond”. The doctrinal research methodology is used, as the history, statutory provisions, and penalty of the offences are x-rayed. A critique of the provision of the penal code law is made and a clarion call made for the abolition of vagrancy laws as it runs contrary with the provisions of Section 36 (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As amended).
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