Section 62 Nigeria Police Act

Section 62 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Release on bail of a suspect arrested without warrant. It is under Part VII (Powers of Police Officers) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) Where a suspect has been taken into police custody without a warrant for an offence other than an offence punishable with death, an officer in charge of a police station shall inquire into the case and release the suspect arrested on bail subject to subsection (2), and where it will not be practicable to bring the suspect before a court having jurisdiction with respect to the offence alleged, within 24 hours after the arrest.

(2) The police officer in charge of a police station shall release the suspect on bail on his entering into a recognisance with or without sureties for a reasonable amount of money to appear before the court or at the police station at the time and place named in the recognizance.

(3) Where a suspect is taken into custody and it appears to the police officer in charge of the station that the offence is of a capital nature, the arrested suspect shall be detained in custody, and the police officer may refer the matter to the Attorney-General of the Federation or of a State, as the case may, for legal advice and cause the suspect to be taken before a court having jurisdiction with respect to the offence within a reasonable time.