ARMED FORCES ACT

Section 101: False evidence

1994Section 101 of 292Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person subject to service law under this Act who, having been duly sworn as a witness or as an interpreter in proceedings before a court-martial or before a board or person having power to administer oaths under service law, makes a statement material in those proceedings, which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, is guilty of an offence under this section and liable, on conviction by a court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.
(2) A person shall not be liable to be convicted of an offence under this section solely on the evidence of one witness as to the falsity of a statement alleged to be false.

Cite this section

Section 101, ARMED FORCES ACT (1994).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/armed-forces-act/section/101/