ARMED FORCES ACT

Section 65: Drugs: wrongful use, possession, etc. of controlled substances

1994Section 65 of 292Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) A person subject to service law under this Act who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs territory of Nigeria, exports from Nigeria, or introduces into a cantonment or barrack, any vessel, craft, vehicle or aircraft used by or under the control of the Armed Forces, a substance described in subsection (2) of this section, is guilty of an offence under this section and liable, on conviction by a court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 years.
(2) The substances referred to in subsection (1) of this section are as follows-
(a) opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid, phencyclidme, diethylamide, mathamphetamine, barbituric acid, marijuana and any compound or derivative of any such substance;
(b) a substance not specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is listed on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the President for the purposes of this section; and
(c) any other substance not specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection or contained on a list prescribed by the President under paragraph (b) of this subsection that is listed in a controlled substances law existing in Nigeria.

Cite this section

Section 65, ARMED FORCES ACT (1994).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/armed-forces-act/section/65/