Section 22 Nigeria Police Act

Section 22 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Appointment of supernumerary police officers for employment on
administrative duties on police premises. It is under Part V (General Administration) of the Act. It provides as follows:

The appropriate authority may, at the request of any senior police officer, appoint any person as a supernumerary police officer at an appropriate level in the Police Force for the administration or maintenance of premises occupied or used for the purposes of the Police Force, but shall not do so in any particular case unless he is satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of security or discipline that the persons discharging the duties in question are subject to the provisions of this Act relating to discipline.