Category: Nigeria


  • Section 90 Nigeria Police Act Section 90 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Missing persons. It is under Part X (Property Found and Unclaimed, etc.) of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) A person who is aware that a person under his employment orcontrol is missing shall, within 24 hours report to…

  • Section 89 Nigeria Police Act Section 89 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Documentation of arrest, witnesses and death in police station. It is under Part X (Property Found and Unclaimed, etc.) of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Where a person appears in a police station in respect of an offence…

  • Section 88 Nigeria Police Act Section 88 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Found and unclaimed property. It is under Part X (Property Found and Unclaimed, etc.) of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Where a police officer or any other person finds a lost property, the police officer or person who…

  • Section 87 Nigeria Police Act Section 87 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Prevention by other public officers of offences and injury to public property. It is under Part IX (Prevention of Offences and Security for Good Behaviour) of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) A judge, magistrate, or any other public…

  • Section 86 Nigeria Police Act Section 86 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Arrest by police to prevent offences. It is under Part IX (Prevention of Offences and Security for Good Behaviour) of the Act. It provides as follows: Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act or any other law relating to arrest, a…

  • Section 85 Nigeria Police Act Section 85 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Information of plan to commit offence. It is under Part IX (Prevention of Offences and Security for Good Behaviour) of the Act. It provides as follows: A police officer receiving information of a plan to commit any offence shall communicate…

  • Section 84 Nigeria Police Act Section 84 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Police to prevent offences and injury to public property. It is under Part IX (Prevention of Offences and Security for Good Behaviour) of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) A police officer may intervene for the purpose of preventing,…

  • Section 83 Nigeria Police Act Section 83 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Public safety and public order. It is under Part VIII (Warrants) of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) The Police Force is responsible for maintaining and securing public safety and public order. (2) The Police Force shall, in carrying…

  • Section 82 Nigeria Police Act Section 82 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Provisions of sections 43 and 53 to apply to arrests under sections 74 and 79. It is under Part VIII (Warrants) of the Act. It provides as follows: The provisions of sections 43 and 53 of this Act shall apply…

  • Section 81 Nigeria Police Act Section 81 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Re-arrest of suspect escaping. It is under Part VIII (Warrants) of the Act. It provides as follows: Where a suspect in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or is rescued or any other…