Section 101 Nigeria Police Act

Section 101 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Impersonation of police officer. It is under Part XII (Offences) of the Act. It provides as follows:

A person not being a police officer who–
(a) puts on or assumes either in whole or in part, the apparel, name, designation, or description of any police officer or resembling and intended to resemble the apparel, name or designation of any police officer, or

(b) In any way pretends to be a police officer for the purpose of obtaining admission into any house or other place. or of doing any act which such person would not by law be entitled to do of his own authority, commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction to a fine of at least ₦100,000 or imprisonment ‘for at least one year or both.