Section 46: A. Causing disaffection among members of armed forces, police or

prison officers
(1) Any person who, by any means whatever, causes or attempts to cause, or does any
act calculated to cause disaffection amongst persons serving as‐
[L.N. 112 of 1964.]
(a) members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria;
(b) Police Officers; or
(c) Prison Officers,
or does any act calculated to induce any person serving as aforesaid to withhold his
services or to commit breaches of discipline, is guilty of an offence and liable on
conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not
exceeding six hundred naira or to both such imprisonment and fine and, if a police
officer or prison officer, shall forfeit all pension rights and be disqualified for being a
police officer or prison officer, as the case may be.
(2) In this section, the expression "prison officer" has the same meaning as in
subsection (1) of section 10 of the Prisons Act.