The Laws of Borno State of Nigeria define a juvenile delinquent as a child or young person who has violated the 'Children and Young Persons Law'. A 'child' is any person

Young persons or offenders are persons who were less than 18 years old when they committed the alleged offence. In terms of criminal responsibility, juveniles are further classified according to age brackets as follows: (i) Children below the age of 7 years are not criminally responsible for their acts or omissions; (ii) Children between the ages of 7 and 12 years are only liable for their criminal acts or omissions if they are found to have a capacity to know that their acts or omissions are wrong in law. The test of knowledge here is subjective; (iii) Children above 12 years but below 14 years are responsible for their acts or omissions, which constitute an offence; (iv) While young persons (14 but below 18 years) are criminally responsible for their acts or omissions. The Laws of Borno State of Nigeria define a juvenile delinquent as a child or young person who has violated the 'Children and Young Persons Law'. A 'child' is any person who has not yet attained the age of 14 years and a 'young person' is a person who has attained the age of 14 years but has not attained the age of 18 years. In contrast, in the British Children and Young Persons Act, children are defined as those aged 0-14 years while young persons are those aged 15-17 years. However, children below the age of 10 years are not regarded as capable of criminal responsibility, because they are deemed incapable of criminal intent ( ). For Children over 10 years and under 14 years, it must be proved that they know the nature of their act and know it to be morally and legally 1