Section 93 Nigeria Police Act

Section 93 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020 is about Police officer and indebtedness. It is under Part XI (Establishment of The Police Reward Fund, etc. And other Provisions Relating to the Police Force) of the Act. It provides as follows:

(1) A police officer shall not get himself involved in indebtedness of any kind while still in service, and where he does, he shall be disciplined and the debt or liability shall be recovered from his remuneration if the creditor can prove the indebtedness by withholding from the police officer’s remuneration an amount not exceeding one-third of his monthly remuneration until the amount of the debt or liability is made good.

(2) Where the recovery of the debt or liability is by a court order, the court making the order shall give due notice to the senior police officer in charge of the command to which the indebted officer belongs, and the amount ordered shall be withheld or deducted from the indebted officer’s remuneration until the amount of the debt is made good.