Section 75 Nigeria Police Act

Section 75 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Warrant, to whom directed and duration. It is under Part VIII (Warrants) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) A warrant of arrest may be directed to a police officer by name or to all police officers.

(2) It is not necessary to make a warrant of arrest returnable at any particular time and a warrant shall remain in force until it is executed or until a judge or a magistrate cancels it.

(3) Where a warrant of arrest has been executed and the suspect arrested has been released, the warrant shall no longer be valid authority for re-arresting the suspect.