Section 137 Nigeria Police Act

Section 137 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Disobeying of unlawful orders. It is under Part XVII (Miscellaneous Provisions) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) A police officer who, on reasonable grounds, believes that an order given to him by a senior officer is unlawful, he-
(a) is not bound to comply with the order ; and
(b) shall immediately make a report in such form as it is provided by the Police Service Commission for that purpose.

(2) On the receipt of the report referred to in subsection (1), the Police Service Commission shall immediately inquire into the matter and may, where the inquiry reveals that the order was-
(a) lawful, take appropriate disciplinary action against the police officer for disobeying a lawful order ; and
(b) unlawful, take appropriate disciplinary action against the senior police officer for giving an unlawful order.