Section 108 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 108 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Time when search warrant may be issued and executed. It provides as follows:

(1) A search warrant may be issued and executed on any day including a Sunday or public holiday. It shall be executed between the hours of 5.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m., but the Court may, in its discretion, authorise by the warrant the execution of the warrant at any hour.

(2) Where a Magistrate authorises the execution of a search warrant at any hour other than between the hours of 5.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. such authorisation may be contained in the warrant at the time of issue or may be endorsed thereon by any Magistrate at any time thereafter prior to its execution.