Section 45 Nigeria Police Act

Section 45 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Power to break out of a house or place for the purpose of liberation. It is under Part VII (Powers of Police Officers) of the Act. It provides as follows:

A police officer or any other person authorised to make an arrest may break out of a house or place in order to liberate himself or any other person who, having lawfully entered for the purpose of making an arrest, is detained in the house or place.