ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015

Section 78: Order pending inquiry

2015Section 78 of 495Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1)
Where the court making an order under section 72 of this Act considers that immediate measures should be taken to prevent imminent danger or injury of a serious kind to the public, it may issue such further order to the suspect against whom the order was made as is required to obviate or prevent the danger or injury pending the determination of the matter.
(2) In default of the suspect referred to in subsection (1) of this section immediately disobeying the further order referred to in that subsection or if notice of the order cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be served on him immediately, the court may use or cause to be used such means as it thinks fit to obviate the danger or to prevent the injury.

Cite this section

Section 78, ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015 (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/administration-of-criminal-justice-act-2015/section/78/