Adamu stated this just as he said that the dearth of law casebooks was one of the biggest challenges facing the training of lawyers in the country. The VC stated this in Lagos during the inauguration of Prof. Olusegun Yerokun’s Ten Nigerian Case Law Series. Adamu, who spoke through his Deputy, Prof. Patrick Eya, noted that the exposure of the citizens to laws and legal system would help to check lawlessness and insecurity in the country. The VC said, “Our society seems to be drifting into passive anarchy, leaving our governments and their agents to contend with hydra-headed force of lawlessness and insecurity. “It is normally said that ignorance of law is not an excuse in law-breaking. It is apparent that ignorance of law is gradually destroying our society as it abets crime and impunity; eroding societal values and nurturing a generation that has no respect for the rule of law and the norms that guided our forefathers to bequeath to us an equitable and egalitarian society we inherited before now.” Adamu, who regretted that there were no enough law case books, praised Yerokun for writing the books. According to the VC, the series will go a long way to enhance the study of law not only at NOUN but also in other universities. The Dean, Faculty of Law at NOUN, Prof Justus Sokefun, who reviewed the books, said they were handy tools for students and legal practitioners in the prosecution of cases in court and the compilation of literature in the administration of justice. The author, who Sokefun said had “a magisterial understanding of the law”, noted that the series would also serve as a reservour for reconciling and distinguishing cases. Yerokun, in his remarks, said the books would help students and legal practitioners to argue their cases well and understand court decisions.]]>