Section 76 Nigeria Police Act

Section 76 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Warrant of arrest may in exceptional cases be directed to other persons. It is under Part VIII (Warrants) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) A court issuing a warrant of arrest may, where its immediate execution is necessary and no police officer is immediately available, direct it to some other person or persons and the person or persons shall execute the warrant.

(2) A person, when executing a warrant of arrest directed to him, shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and protection given to or afforded by law to a police officer executing a warrant of arrest and shall conform with the requirement imposed by law on a police officer.