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 officer charged with responsibility for maintaining law and order may intervene to prevent the commission of an offence or any damage to any public property, movable or immovable.

(2) A person is bound to assist a judge or magistrate or police officer or any other public officer reasonably demanding his aid-
(a) in preventing the commission of an offence or any damage to any public property, movable or immovable ;

(b) in the suppression of a breach of the peace or in the prevention of any damage to any property, movable or immovable or to any railway, canal, water supply, telecommunication system, oil pipeline, oil installation, electrical installation ; or
(c) in the prevention of the removal of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.